Unraveling the origins of Malesia's once vast, hyperdiverse rainforests is a perennial
challenge. Major contributions to rainforest assembly came from floristic elements carried on …

Floral symmetry plays an important role in plant-pollinator interactions and may have
remarkable impacts on angiosperm diversification. However, spatiotemporal patterns in …

Standard plant DNA barcodes based on 2–3 plastid regions, and nrDNA ITS show variable
levels of resolution, and fail to discriminate among species in many plant groups. Genome …

Evolutionary radiation is a widely recognized mode of species diversification, but its
underlying mechanisms have not been unambiguously resolved for species-rich …

Radiations are especially important for generating species biodiversity in mountainous
ecosystems. The contribution of hybridization to such radiations has rarely been examined …

Previous attempts to elucidate the drivers of speciation mechanisms and spatial distribution
patterns of biodiversity in mountain regions have treated different floras within a single …

Azalea belongs to Rhododendron, which is one of the largest genera of flowering plants and
is well known for the diversity and beauty in its more than 1000 woody species …

Plant functional traits determine plant performance and have therefore the potential to shape
and predict species distributions along environmental gradients. This study analyses how …

The plant species in the mountainous regions might be relatively more vulnerable to climate
change. Understanding the potential effects of climate change on keystone species, such as …

Abstract The Indian Himalaya is characterized by high plant diversity and endemism levels.
Here, the genus Rhododendron is one of the largest flowering plant genera. The flowering of …