Seasonally dry tropical forests are among the most important biomes regarding regional and
global hydrological and carbon fluxes. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the …

Fleshy structures associated with the ovule/seed arose independently several times during
gymnosperm evolution. Fleshy structures are linked to ovule/seed protection and dispersal …

The hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a critical role in enhancing plant survival during
water deficit. Recent molecular evidence suggests that ABA is synthesized in the phloem …

Pinus yunnanensis Franch. is an particular conifer tree species in Yunnan–Guizhou plateau
in southwest China. The morphological and anatomical traits of needles are important to …

Background Picea species are distributed and planted world-wide due to their great
ecological and economic values. It has been reported that Picea species vary widely in …

Variations in the phenotypic characteristics of conifer needles is a consequence of genetic
evolution that has been widely used in geographic variation and ecological studies …

Abstract Background and Aims Fleshy structures that promote biotic dispersal by ingestion
have evolved many times in seed plants. Within the yew family Taxaceae sensu lato (six …

Taxaceae sl comprise six genera (including Cephalotaxus) and about 35 species; The
present study aims to give new insights into the evolution of this family, especially into the …

Taxus guyangensis sp. nov. is from the Lower Cretaceous Guyang Formation of the Guyang
Basin of Inner Mongolia in northern China, based on an excellently preserved leafy branch …

Abstract The Early Cretaceous Huolinhe Formation in eastern Inner Mongolia, northeastern
China has yielded abundant and diverse plant fossils, to which we here add a new species …