Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent‐rich and temperate settings than in grass‐rich …

BD Schrire, M Lavin, NP Barker… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This analysis goes beyond many phylogenies in exploring how phylogenetic structure
imposed by morphology, ecology, and geography reveals useful evolutionary data. A …

Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot

TJ Davies, GF Smith, DU Bellstedt, JS Boatwright… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
It is widely recognized that we are entering an extinction event on a scale approaching the
mass extinctions seen in the fossil record. Present-day rates of extinction are estimated to be …

A molecular phylogeny and classification of the largely succulent and mainly African Euphorbia subg. Athymalus (Euphorbiaceae)

JA Peirson, PV Bruyns, R Riina, JJ Morawetz, PE Berry - Taxon, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Euphorbia subg. Athymalus consists of approximately 150 species and is one of the four
main lineages that comprise the species–rich genus Euphorbia. Most species in the …

The complete chloroplast genome sequencing analysis revealed an unusual IRs reduction in three species of subfamily Zygophylloideae

X Wang, T Dorjee, Y Chen, F Gao, Y Zhou - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Tetraena mongolica, Zygophyllum xanthoxylon, and Z. fabago are three typical dryland
plants with important ecological values in subfamily Zygophylloideae of Zygophyllaceae …

Advances in understanding the phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Larreoideae using morphological and molecular evidence

B Vento, N Mego, GG Puebla - Botanical Journal of the Linnean …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Larreoideae are one of the major representatives of Zygophyllaceae in South America. In
this work, we analysed the phylogenetic relationships of species in the subfamily …

Why Africa matters: evolution of Old World Salvia (Lamiaceae) in Africa

M Will, R Claßen-Bockhoff - Annals of Botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Salvia is the largest genus in Lamiaceae and it has recently
been found to be non-monophyletic. Molecular data on Old World Salvia are largely lacking …

Comparative Chloroplast Genomics and Phylogenetic Analysis of Zygophyllum (Zygophyllaceae) of China

L Zhang, S Wang, C Su, AJ Harris, L Zhao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The genus Zygophyllum comprises over 150 species within the plant family Zygophyllaceae.
These species predominantly grow in arid and semiarid areas, and about 20 occur in …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative plastome genomics, taxonomic delimitation and evolutionary divergences of Tetraena hamiensis var. qatarensis and Tetraena simplex …

W Ahmad, S Asaf, A Al-Rawahi, A Al-Harrasi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Zygophyllum and Tetraena genera are intriguingly important ecologically and
medicinally. Based on morphological characteristics, T. hamiensis var. qatarensis, and T …

Evidence for radiations of cheilanthoid ferns in the Greater Cape Floristic Region

WL Eiserhardt, JG Rohwer, SJ Russell, JC Yesilyurt… - Taxon, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) of southern Africa is characterised by
large, endemic radiations of flowering plants, the so‐called'Cape Clades', but it is unknown …

The migration of the palaeotropical arid flora: Zygophylloideae as an example

DU Bellstedt, C Galley, MD Pirie… - Systematic Botany, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The rate and direction of biotic exchange between the Palaeotropical arid floras of Asia,
Africa, and Australia is poorly understood because of a lack of phylogenetic hypotheses for …