Abstract Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, PSESP, is a conservation concept
developed in China aimed at rescuing most threatened plant species of China. The PSESP …

Plants synthesize certain phytoconstituents for their protection, which, because they are not
of primary need, are known as secondary metabolites. These secondary metabolites of …

Tree species are thought to be relatively resistant to habitat fragmentation because of their
longevity and their aptitude for extensive gene flow, although recent empirical studies have …

Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of pharmaceutically important
endangered plant species is crucial for their conservation and sustainable use. Despite the …

English yew (Taxus baccata L., Taxaceae), a Tertiary relict, provides a seminal example of a
widespread albeit locally endangered (often close to extinction) tree species. In order to gain …

The amount and composition of lipophilic and hydrophilic extractives, including
proanthocyanidins, has been analysed as a first screening in the bark of six Pakistani …

Mountainous regions provide a multitude of habitats and opportunities for complex
speciation scenarios. Hybridization leading to chloroplast capture, which can be revealed by …

Forestland fragmentation caused by overexploitation of forest resources can in principle
reduce genetic diversity, limit gene flow and eventually lead to species develo** strong …

Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don (Liliaceae) is an endangered perennial herb, distributed primarily
in SW China and the Himalayas. Its bulb, chuanbeimu (in Chinese), is an important …

Taxus is a genus of trees and shrubs with high value in horticulture and medicine as a
source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. The taxonomy of the group is complex due to the …