Savannas first began to spread across Africa during the Miocene. A major hypothesis for
explaining this vegetation change is the increase in C4 grasses, promoting fire. We …

Abstract Monteverdia ilicifolia (Mart. ex Reissek) Biral, Celastraceae (Syn. Maytenus ilicifolia
Mart. ex Reissek), is used in Brazil as a folk medicine to treat gastrointestinal disorders. The …

RÉSUMÉ L'inventaire floristique présenté ici est le référentiel taxonomique Florical, base de
données évolutive (http://www. botanique. nc/herbier/florical). Il mentionne, à la date de …

Rosidae, a clade of approximately 90 000 species of angiosperms, exhibits remarkable
morphological diversity and extraordinary heterogeneity in habitats and life forms. Resolving …

Maytenus species are distributed in the New World from Argentina to the USA The genus
delimitation has been controversial, especially in relation to the inclusion of Gymnosporia …

Although Maytenus robusta aqueous infusions of leaves are used in Brazilian traditional
medicine for stomach disease treatment, only a few chemical studies of this species are …

Background and aims The genus Denhamia (Celastraceae) includes fifteen Australian
species, many of which have a propensity for manganese (Mn)(hyper) accumulation. Among …

We present the best sampled phylogenetic analysis of Celastrales, with respect to both
character and taxon sampling, and use it to present a natural classification of the order …

Of the 97 currently recognized genera of Celastraceae, 19 are native to Madagascar,
including six endemics. In this study we conducted the most thorough phylogenetic analysis …

Abstract The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is globally recognized as a hotspot of plant
diversity and endemism. Much of this diversity stems from radiations associated with infertile …