Background DNA barcoding is expected to be an effective identification tool for organisms
with heteromorphic generations such as pteridophytes, which possess a morphologically …

The infrageneric relationships and taxonomy of the largest fern genus, Asplenium
(Aspleniaceae), have remained poorly understood. Previous studies have focused mainly …

Species complexes consisting of ill‐defined “species” are widely known among ferns, and
their involvement with reticulate evolution is expected. Nevertheless approaches to …

Analyses of individuals classically treated as Juniperus oxycedrus L. var. oxycedrus from
Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey, using DNA sequencing of …

Polyploidy is widely considered as a major process in the evolution of plants but the
accumulation of polyploid species diversity is still controversial. Some recent studies …

Many cryptic species were found during the past few years in animals, fungi, and algae by
their intraspecious genetic differentiation revealed by PCR-based methods. However, they …

Southeast Asia is a biodiversity hotspot characterized by a complex paleogeography, and its
Polypodiopsida flora is particularly diverse. While hybridization is recognized as common in …

The genus Platycerium is one of the few pantropical epiphytic fern genera with six species in
Afro‐Madagascar, 8–11 Australasian species, and a single species in tropical South …

The Asplenium normale complex contains the widespread A. normale and several
geographically restricted species: A. boreale, A. hobdyi, A. kiangsuense, A. oligophlebium …

Aspleniaceae is one of the largest fern families. It is species-rich in Australasia and the south-
western Pacific (ASWP), where approximately 115 species occur. In the current study, the …