An increasing number of studies using genetic data at the generic and species levels reveal
complex patterns of relationships among populations and species. Incomplete lineage …

Ever since the 19th century, the immense arid lands of the O rient, now called the I rano‐T
uranian (IT) floristic region, attracted the interest of E uropean naturalists with their …

The Iberian flora has a high degree of originality (1328 endemic species, 24% of
endemism), comparable to other regions in the Mediterranean Basin. The richness of Iberian …

Oaks (Quercus) comprise more than 400 species worldwide and centres of diversity for most
sections lie in the Americas and East/Southeast Asia. The only exception is the Eurasian …

Artemisia subg. Seriphidium is one of the largest groups within Artemisia, encompassing
more than one hundred species, some of them having considerable ecological and …

[EN] In this paper, we summarize the results of our long-date research on the genus
Centaurea. The first part of the paper deals with the overall classification of the genus, which …

The high diversification rates of plant lineages in the Mediterranean Basin hotspot have
been linked to a complex interaction of climatic stressors, geographic isolation and soil type …

The Mediterranean Basin is an important biodiversity hotspot and one of the richest areas in
the world in terms of plant diversity. Its flora parallels in several aspects that of the Eurasian …

Centaurea L. is one of the most widespread, differentiated, and critical genera of Asteraceae
in the Euro-Mediterranean area, with more than 100 currently recognized species inhabiting …

Helianthemum is the largest, most widely distributed and most taxonomically complex genus
of the Cistaceae. To examine the intrageneric phylogenetic relationships in Helianthemum …