Contents Summary 706 I. Introduction 707 II. Leaf zones in monocot and eudicot leaves 707
III. Monocot and eudicot leaf initiation: differences in degree and timing, but not kind 710 IV …

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) classification of the orders and
families of angiosperms is presented. Several new orders are recognized: Boraginales …

Abstract Background and Aims Studies on codon usage in monocots have focused on
grasses, and observed patterns of this taxon were generalized to all monocot species. Here …

Premise of the Study For the past one billion years, green plants (Viridiplantae) have
dominated global ecosystems, yet many key branches in their evolutionary history remain …

Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …

Land plants first evolved from freshwater algae, and flowering plants returned to water as
early as the Cretaceous and multiple times subsequently. Alismatales is the largest clade of …

From restriction site analyses to whole plastid genome sequences, our understanding of
green plant (Viridiplantae;~ 500,000 extant species) evolutionary relationships over the past …

Seagrasses are an organismal biological group united by their ability to grow in marine
environments. As marine flowering plants they have evolved a combined suite of …

Angiosperms (flowering plants) are the most diverse and species-rich group of plants. The
vast majority (∼ 99.95%) of angiosperms form a clade called Mesangiospermae, which is …

A total evidence phylogeny for Pontederiaceae is herein presented based on new
morphological and previously published molecular data. Our results led us to re …