Ethnopharmacological relevance Lycium is widely distributed in the arid to semi-arid
environments of North and South America, Africa, and Eurasia. In recent years, Lycium …

The STORR gene fusion event is considered essential for the evolution of the promorphinan/
morphinan subclass of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) in opium poppy as the resulting …

Noronhia represents the most successful radiation of the olive family (Oleaceae) in
Madagascar with more than 40 named endemic species distributed in all ecoregions from …

Abstract Tribe Lycieae (Solanaceae) currently includes ca. 92 species in three genera. Two
genera account for only a few species, as Phrodus is monotypic and Grabowskia includes …

Reconstruction of molecular phylogenies is an important step towards understanding the
evolutionary history of island plant radiations. The New Zealand forget-me-nots (Myosotis …

El endemismo es uno de los principales aspectos que trata la biogeografía histórica y es
uno de los criterios más importantes para establecer las prioridades de conservación de las …

The annual sunflowers (Helianthus sect. Helianthus) present a formidable challenge for
phylogenetic inference because of ancient hybrid speciation, recent introgression, and …

The phenomenon of polyploidy and hybridization usually results in novel genetic
combinations, leading to complex, reticulate evolution and incongruence among gene trees …

The identification of plastid DNA markers that provide sufficient phylogenetic resolution at
the species and population levels is an important challenge for plant systematics. This is …

Tilia L.(lime or basswood) is a genus of large trees that are widely distributed in the
temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Tilia is an under-investigated genus with …