Abstract Gesneriaceae (ca. 3400 species) is a pantropical plant family with a wide range of
growth form and floral morphology that are associated with repeated adaptations to different …

A taxonomic synopsis of Philippine Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) is presented. Following a
study of 138 published names and their types, we accept 98 Cyrtandra species for the …

Aim Recent investigations on the floristic exchange between Southeast Asia and Australia
have shown a clear dispersal directionality bias (West to East) of wet‐adapted plant taxa …

Abstract The Indo-Malayan Realm is a biogeographic realm that extends from the Indian
Subcontinent to the islands of Southeast Asia (Malay Archipelago). Despite being …

The general dynamic model (GDM) of oceanic island biogeography views oceanic islands
predominantly as sinks rather than sources of dispersing lineages. To test this, we …

Abstract Cyrtandra argentii Olivar, HJ Atkins & Muellner sp. nov., endemic to the Philippines
and named after George Argent, is herein described and illustrated. Collections associated …

The paleotropics harbor many biodiversity hotspots and show many different species
richness patterns. However, it remains unclear which factors are the most important in …

Dual effects of spatial distance and environment shape archipelagic floras. In Malesia, there
are multiple environmental stressors associated with increasing uplands, drought, and metal …

Tropical forests occupy small coral atolls to the vast Amazon basin. They occur across
bioregions with different geological and climatic history. Differences in area and bioregional …

Biogeographical reconstructions of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA) have suggested a
recent spread across the Sunda and Sahul shelves of lineages with diverse origins, which …