Heterostylous genetic polymorphisms provide paradigmatic systems for investigating
adaptation and natural selection. Populations are usually comprised of two (distyly) or three …

The angiosperm family Boraginaceae includes ca. 1600 species distributed among ca. 110
genera. Some floral features are constant within the family, but many vegetative, floral …

The exceptional species diversity of flowering plants, exceeding that of their sister group
more than 250-fold, is especially evident in floral innovations, interactions with pollinators …

Aim Understanding plant diversity and how different traits have shaped the current
biodiversity setting across the world is one of the major challenges for evolutionary biology …

Compared to animals, plants have been largely neglected in evolutionary developmental
biology. Mainstream research has focused on developmental genetics, while a rich body of …

Premise Rubiaceae is among the most species‐rich plant families, as well as one of the
most morphologically and geographically diverse. Currently available phylogenies have …

Spermacoceae is the largest predominantly herbaceous lineage in the Rubiaceae, and
regarded as one of its most taxonomically complex and controversial tribe, especially …

Self-incompatibility (SI) has evolved independently multiple times and prevents self-
fertilization in hermaphrodite angiosperms. Several groups of Oleaceae such as jasmines …

The granitic islands of the Seychelles harbor about 268 native angiosperm species, with
28% being endemics there. The Seychelles biota contains a mix of ancient taxa with …

Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) or Indian mulberry is an evergreen tree species of coastal tropics
and has several uses as herbal medicine, cosmetic, vegetable, animal feed, dye and timber …