Premise To further advance the understanding of the species‐rich, economically and
ecologically important angiosperm order Myrtales in the rosid clade, comprising nine …

Background Myrtales is a species rich branch of Rosidae, with many species having
important economic, medicinal, and ornamental value. At present, although there are reports …

Abstract Background The genus Ligusticum belongs to Apiaceae, and its taxonomy has long
been a major difficulty. A robust phylogenetic tree is the basis of accurate taxonomic …

Abstract The tree genus Dimorphandra (Fabaceae), which contains 26 species divided into
three subgenera, was studied using DNA sequence data from six chloroplast genome …

Abstract Background and Aims The Lythraceae are a mainly subtropical to tropical family of
the order Myrtales with 28 currently accepted genera and approximately 600 species. There …

Myrcia is one of the largest exclusively Neotropical angiosperm genera, including ca. 800
species divided into nine sections. Myrcia sect. Aguava is one of most complex sections of …

We present a dated and calibrated molecular phylogeny for one of the most characteristic
genera of Neotropical savannas, Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae), based on the ETS, ITS, and …

Campo rupestre and campo de altitude are two highly diverse plant formations that are
found in montane areas in eastern Brazil. These formations are associated with landscapes …

Lepidoptera are a highly diverse group of herbivorous insects; however, some superfamilies
have relatively few species. Two alternative hypotheses for drivers of Lepidoptera diversity …

Competition is an important biological filter that can define crucial features of species'
natural history, like survival and reproduction success. We evaluated in the Brazilian tropical …