The systematic biology of the palm family (Arecaceae) is probably better known than that of
any other tropical plant family of comparable size. As a result, the palms are now regarded …

Plastid sequencing is an essential tool in the study of plant evolution. This high‐copy
organelle is one of the most technically accessible regions of the genome, and its sequence …

Chloroplast genomes supply indispensable information that helps improve the phylogenetic
resolution and even as organelle‐scale barcodes. Next‐generation sequencing …

The genus Fritillaria comprises approximately 130 perennial herbaceous species. In the
Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, the bulbs of 11 Fritillaria species are …

Plastid genomes are an invaluable resource for plant biological studies. However, the
number of completely sequenced plant plastid genomes is still small compared with the vast …

The Fritillaria is an extremely complicated genus in taxonomy and phylogeny, which
contains numerous medicinal species in China. Both traditional characteristic-based …

Pterocarpus is a genus of trees mainly distributed in tropical Asia, Africa, and South America.
Some species of Pterocarpus are rosewood tree species, having important economic value …

Background Lythraceae belongs to the order Myrtales, which is part of Archichlamydeae.
The family has 31 genera containing approximately 620 species of herbs, shrubs and trees …

For many crops, wild relatives constitute an extraordinary resource for cultivar improvement
[1, 2] and also help to better understand the history of their domestication [3]. However, the …

Abstract Background and Aims Date palms (Phoenix dactylifera, Arecaceae) are of great
economic and ecological value to the oasis agriculture of arid and semi-arid areas …