Advances in the sequencing of DNA extracted from media such as soil and water offer huge
opportunities for biodiversity monitoring and assessment, particularly where the collection or …

Premise of research. Ferns (monilophytes) and lycophytes are unique among land plants in
having two independent life stages: the gametophyte generation, which is generally small …

Ferns and lycophytes are unique among land plants in having sporophyte (diploid) and
gametophyte (haploid) generations that can grow independently of each other. While most …

The genus Curcuma L. is commonly used as spices, medicines, dyes and ornamentals.
Owing to its economic significance and lack of clear‐cut morphological differences between …

The genus Angelica (Apiaceae) comprises valuable herbal medicines. In this study, we
determined the complete chloroplast (CP) genome sequence of A. polymorpha and …

Ferns are the only major lineage of vascular plants that have nutritionally independent
sporophyte (diploid) and gametophyte (haploid) life stages. However, the implications of this …

DNA barcoding, the identification of species using one or a few short standardized DNA
sequences, is an important complement to traditional taxonomy. However, there are …

Annonaceae species of Purwodadi Botanic Garden collections from East Java encountered
problems in species identification based on morphological characters. In addition, the …

Several species of the Lamiaceae family are the primary source of bioactive aromatic oils
and secondary metabolites, having broader applications in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals …

How asexually reproducing organisms maintain genetic diversity and adaptive potential is a
long‐standing question in evolutionary biology. Asexual lineages have historically been …