Gymnosperms are long-lived, cone-bearing seed plants that include some of the most
ancient extant plant species. These relict land plants have evolved to survive in habitats …

Phylogenetics has become a powerful tool in many areas of biology. Land plants are the
most important primary producers of terrestrial ecosystems and have colonized various …

The determinants of biodiversity patterns can be understood using macroevolutionary
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …

Seed plants overtook ferns to become the dominant plant group during the late
Carboniferous, a period in which the climate became colder and dryer,. However, the …

Knowledge on biodiversity is fundamental for conservation strategies. The Brazilian Pampa
region, located in subtropical southern Brazil, is neglected in terms of conservation, and …

CsCTS, a new diterpene synthase from Cephalotaxus sinensis responsible for forming
cephalotene, the core skeleton of cephalotane‐type diterpenoids with a highly rigid 6/6/5/7 …

Abstract Background The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) is one of the most
important Japanese forest trees, occupying approximately 44% of artificial forests and …

The processes of forming lineages undergoing widespread radiations remain a knowledge
gap that is fundamental to our understanding of the geographic distributions of species …

Among conifer families, Podocarpaceae is the second largest, with amazing diversity and
functional traits, and it is the dominant Southern Hemisphere conifer family. However …

The Gnetales are one of the most fascinating groups within seed plants. Although the advent
of molecular phylogenetics has generated some confidence in their phylogenetic placement …