Societal Impact Statement Research and publication of the planet's remaining plant and
fungal species as yet unknown to science is essential if we are to address the United …

Background A robust molecular phylogeny is fundamental for developing a stable
classification and providing a solid framework to understand patterns of diversification …

Aims: Making an inventory of the diversity of Chinese higher plants is an important
component of the “Catalogue of Life China” project, which aims to annually update the …

The spatial organization of genes within plant genomes can drive evolution of specialized
metabolic pathways. Terpenoids are important specialized metabolites in plants with diverse …

In recent years significant advances have been made in the taxonomy and classification of
the Gesneriaceae, mostly based on molecular-phylogenetic research. This has led to major …

Large‐scale phylogenies provide a framework for interdisciplinary investigations in
taxonomy, evolutionary biology, biogeography, ecology, and conservation. Integration of …

Phylogenetics has become a powerful tool in many areas of biology. Land plants are the
most important primary producers of terrestrial ecosystems and have colonized various …

Angiosperms (flowering plants) are by far the most diverse land plant group with over
300,000 species. The sudden appearance of diverse angiosperms in the fossil record was …

Lamiaceae are one of the largest and most economically important families of flowering
plants. Despite focused study on relationships within subclades, higher-level relationships …

Introduction The recently established Linderniaceae, separated from the traditionally defined
Scrophulariaceae, is a taxonomically complicated family. Although previous phylogenetic …