Abstract Background Ampelopsideae J. Wen & ZL Nie is a small-sized tribe of Vitaceae
Juss., including ca. 47 species from four genera showing a disjunct distribution worldwide …

Urticeae sl, a tribe of Urticaceae well-known for their stinging trichomes, consists of more
than 10 genera and approximately 220 species. Relationships within this tribe remain poorly …

Background Pilea is a genus of perennial herbs from the family Urticaceae, and some
species are used as courtyard ornamentals or for medicinal purposes. At present, there is no …

Wintergreen oil is a folk medicine widely used in foods, pesticides, cosmetics and drugs. In
China, nine out of 47 species within Gaultheria (Ericaceae) are traditionally used as …

The Iris series Chinenses in Korea comprises four species (I. minutoaurea, I. odaesanensis,
I. koreana, and I. rossii), and the group includes some endangered species, owing to their …

Climate change and geological events have long been known to shape biodiversity,
implying that these can likewise be viewed from a biological perspective. To study whether …

Crocus istanbulensis (B. Mathew) Rukšāns is one of the most endangered Crocus species
in the world and has an extremely limited distribution range in Istanbul. Our recent field work …

Sanguisorba, commonly known as burnet, is a genus in the family Rosaceae native to the
temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere. Five of its thirty species are distributed in …

Ardisia SW (Primulaceae), naturally distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, has
edible and medicinal values and is prevalent in clinical and daily use in China. More genetic …

Korean wasabi occurs naturally on the young oceanic, volcanic Ulleung Island off the east
coast of the Korean Peninsula. Although the Ulleung Island wasabi is reported as Eutrema …