Quercus species (Oak) are deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs. They are important
members of most forests all over the world. The genus has received great attention since …

Simple Summary Oaks (Quercus spp.) are a major component of subtropical and temperate
forests in the Northern Hemisphere. There are approximately 464 species, and they are …

The southeastward extrusion of Indochina along the Ailao Shan–Red River shear zone
(ARSZ) is one of two of the most prominent consequences of the India–Asia collision. This …

Whether current hypotheses for geographic patterns of species richness (SR) have a strong
explanatory power for the Tibetan Plateau (TP) with extreme climatic conditions remains …

Angiosperm sexual systems are fundamental to the evolution and distribution of plant
diversity, yet spatiotemporal patterns in angiosperm sexual systems and their drivers remain …

The holly genus, Ilex L., in the monogeneric Aquifoliaceae, is the largest woody dioecious
genus (> 664 spp.), with a near‐cosmopolitan distribution in mesic environments. We …

Incorporating biodiversity, ecosystem services (ESs) and climate change adaptation into the
conservation targets of protected areas (PAs) is being acknowledged. Targeting …

Long‐lived tree species are genetically differentiated and locally adapted with respect to
fitness‐related traits, but the genetic basis of local adaptation remains largely unresolved …

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

Southwest China is a plant diversity hotspot. The near-cosmopolitan genus Ilex (c. 664 spp.,
Aquifoliaceae) reaches its maximum diversity in this region, with many narrow-range and a …