Euphorbia is among the largest genera of angiosperms, with about 2000 species that are
renowned for their remarkably diverse growth forms. To clarify phylogenetic relationships in …

Parsimony and Bayesian analyses of plastid rbcL and trnL‐F DNA sequence data of the
pantropical family Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto (ss) are presented. Sampling includes …

The filaree (Erodium cicutarium), a small, flowering plant related to geraniums, possesses a
unique seed dispersal mechanism: the plant can fling its seeds up to half a meter away; and …

Quaternary climatic oscillations had a large impact on European biogeography. Alternation
of cold and warm stages caused recurrent glaciations, massive vegetation shifts, and large …

This advanced textbook explores the intriguing flora and plant ecology of the Middle East,
framed by a changing desert landscape, global climate change, and the arc of human …

Of the 480 species of Euphorbia subgenus Esula, c. 290 occur in the Mediterranean and
Irano-Turanian regions. Turkey and Iran are the most species-rich countries in Asia with 83 …

Explosive dehiscence ballistically disperses seeds in a number of plant species. During
dehiscence, mechanical energy stored in specialized tissues is transferred to the seeds to …

Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean is considered both a reservoir for plant evolution and a
cradle for lineage diversification, but most plant groups from this area remain unstudied. To …

The evolution of pollination and seed dispersal mutualisms is conditioned by the spatial and
temporal co-occurrence of animals and plants. In the present study we explore the timing of …

The caruncle is a structure present in the micropylar region of Euphorbiaceae seeds. This
structure has the ecological function of promoting seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) …