About 3 million years ago (Ma), the I sthmus of P anama joined the A mericas, forming a land
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …

Although tropical rain forests represent the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on the
planet, the three main rain forest regions (Neotropics, South-East Asia and continental …

The angiosperm family Myrtaceae has extant and fossil taxa from all southern continents
and is assumed to be of Gondwanan origin. Many modern groups contain sister taxa that …

Abstract Aim Palms (Arecaceae/Palmae) are a model group for evolutionary studies in the
tropics. Family‐wide data on taxonomy, phylogenetics and distribution are now available …

Inferring interfamilial relationships within the eudicot order Ericales has remained one of the
more recalcitrant problems in angiosperm phylogenetics, likely due to a rapid, ancient …

Sulawesi, the largest island in the Indonesian biodiversity hotspot region Wallacea, hosts a
diverse endemic fauna whose origin has been debated for more than 150 years. We use a …

Gesneriaceae are represented in the New World (NW) by a major clade (c. 1000 species)
currently recognized as subfamily Gesnerioideae. Radiation of this group occurred in all …

Abstract Aim Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) is a predominantly pantropical genus (< 600
species) that includes the third most important tropical tuber crop and species of …

Abstract Aim Palms (Arecaceae/Palmae) are a model group for evolutionary studies in the
tropics. In two companion papers, we aim to establish a general framework of palm …

The grapes and the close allies in Vitaceae are of great agronomic and economic
importance. Our previous studies showed that the grape genus Vitis was closely related to …