Uses of molecular markers in the phylogenetic studies of various organisms have become
increasingly important in recent times. This review gives an overview of different molecular …

Background At present, plant molecular systematics and DNA barcoding techniques rely
heavily on the use of chloroplast gene sequences. Because of the relatively low evolutionary …

Chloroplast DNA sequences are a primary source of data for plant molecular systematic
studies. A few key papers have provided the molecular systematics community with …

Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

The 3′ region of the external transcribed spacer (ETS) of 18S–26S nuclear ribosomal DNA
was sequenced in 19 representatives ofCalycadenia/Osmadeniaand two outgroup species …

The field of systematic biology has been revitalized and transformed during the last few
decades by the confluence of phylogenetic thinking with ready access to the tools of …

The monophyly of the group comprising the core malvalean families, Bombacaceae,
Malvaceae, Sterculiaceae, and Tiliaceae, was recently confirmed by molecular studies, but …

One of every 10 flowering plant species is in the family Compositae. With ca. 24,000-30,000
species in 1600-1700 genera and a distribution that is global except for Antarctica, it is the …

In this paper we present a comprehensive inventory of the non‐native vascular flora of Italy,
which was produced within the project “A survey of the Italian non‐native flora”, funded by …

A phylogenetic analysis of Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae was carried out using
sequence variation of the chloroplast gene rbc L. Our sampling included 108 species of …