Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …

Aim To assess ancient biotic connections between the Amazon Forest (AmF) and the
Atlantic Forest (AtF) based on environmental niche modelling (ENM), palaeobiological, and …

The para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the world's sole commercial source of natural
rubber, a vital industrial raw material. However, the narrow genetic diversity of this crop …

The ability of lineages to disperse long distances over evolutionary timescales may be
influenced by the gain or loss of traits adapted to enhance local, ecological dispersal. For …

The history and dynamics of deciduous Nothofagus forests along the eastern slopes of the
central Patagonian Andes (44°-49° S) remain insufficiently studied and understood …

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 Cretaceous–Paleogene (K/Pg) extinction appears to have been geographically
heterogeneous for some organismal groups. Southern Hemisphere K/Pg palynological …

The Podocarpaceae are a morphologically diverse conifer family that have a cryptic fossil
record reported since the Permian. We reviewed the fossil record of Podocarpaceae, tested …

The study of reproductive morphology and trait evolution provides a vital insight to
understand the evolutionary history of plants. The conifer family Podocarpaceae has a …

The ancient and cosmopolitan lycophyte genus Selaginella has living representatives
around the world, but their historical biogeography has not been assessed with modern …