We studied the leaf anatomy of 15 species of Byrsonima and a single species of Diacidia as
an outgroup to test the relevance of leaf anatomical characters to the complicated taxonomy …

In the most recent Malpighiaceae phylogeny, Bronwenia and Diplopterys emerge
segregated from Banisteriopsis and closely related to Stigmaphyllon, all forming an …

Eighty-eight of the 255 Diospyros species from Madagascar are potential sources of ebony
wood. Unfortunately, several species are currently threatened with extinction due in part to …

Extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) have been described in almost 4500 plant species, but there are
several gaps in our knowledge of their occurrence and distribution. Here, we investigated …

Abstract As traditionally circumscribed, Hybanthus Jacq. was the third-largest Violaceae
genus, and the circumscription of its 9-10 lineages has been very problematic, particularly …

Abstract The Paleotropical genus Acridocarpus stands out among the lineages recovered in
the most recent phylogeny of the Malpighiaceae. Its 30 species occur disjunctively in Africa …

Clayey intraclasts containing leaves preserved as impressions and compressions were
collected from the Takutu River channel in the State of Roraima, Brazil. In the present study …

In molecular phylogeny of Malpighiaceae, the Ptilochaetoide clade is composed of
Dinemagonum, Dinemandra, Lasiocarpus and Ptilochaeta, found in the sub-desert and …

Epidermal micro-morphological investigations have drawn the consideration of many
researchers because of their taxonomic usefulness, but their relationship with environment …

Myrcia DC., a diverse neotropical genus of Myrtaceae, encompasses 793 species. However,
species of Myrcia are similar and difficult to distinguish. In Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (O. Berg) …