Recent biogeographic and evolutionary studies have led to improved understanding of the
origins of exceptionally high plant diversity in the California Floristic Province (CA-FP) …

Sedum, containing approximately 470 species, is by far the largest genus of Crassulaceae.
Three decades of molecular phylogenetic work have provided evidence for the non …

Crassulaceae are the largest family in the angiosperm order Saxifragales. Species of this
family are characterized by succulent leaves and a unique photosynthetic pathway known …

Abstract Background and Aims Kalanchoideae is one of three subfamilies within
Crassulaceae and contains four genera. Despite previous efforts, the phylogeny of …

Animals frequently evolve unique suites of traits on islands, but whether plants evolve
comparable island syndromes remains unresolved. Here, we test the prediction on the basis …

Polyploidization has long been recognized as one of the most important driving forces of
plant evolution. Aconitum subgenus Lycoctonum (Ranunculaceae) has a wide distribution …

Orostachys (Crassulaceae) is a small genus of succulent plants having a predominantly
East Asian distribution. Recent DNA sequence comparisons revealed polyphyletic nature of …

西南地区青杨派杨树种质资源丰富, 可为杨树遗传改良提供珍贵的基因资源,
但树种之间形态学差异细微, 该研究以山杨作为外类群, 测定了西南地区及其他地区杨属青杨派 …

Dudleya brittonii Johans. sensu lato (Crassulaceae) is a large succulent rosette-plant
endemic to coastal northwestern Baja California, México, long considered to include both …

Dudleya delgadilloi S. McCabe is endemic to a small area of Isla Cedros, which is on the
Pacific side of Baja California. The species is similar to the much more widespread D …