Pollination syndromes, recurring suites of floral traits appearing in connection with specific
functional pollinator groups, have served for decades to organise floral diversity under a …

Contents Summary 1170 I. Introduction 1170 II. Six key questions 1172 III. Three key
challenges 1177 IV. Conclusions 1181 Acknowledgements 1182 References 1183 …

Recent advances in molecular phylogenetics and a series of important palaeobotanical
discoveries have revolutionized our understanding of angiosperm diversification. Yet, the …

The plant kingdom exhibits diverse bodyplans, from single-celled algae to complex
multicellular land plants, but it is unclear how this phenotypic disparity was achieved. Here …

Understanding how floral traits affect reproduction is key for understanding genetic diversity,
speciation, and trait evolution in the face of global changes and pollinator decline. However …

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 …

Flowers are the complex and highly diverse reproductive structures of angiosperms.
Because of their role in sexual reproduction, the evolution of flowers is tightly linked to …

Pollination syndromes describe recurring adaptation to selection imposed by distinct
pollinators. We tested for pollination syndromes in Merianieae (Melastomataceae), which …

Evolutionary biologists have long been fascinated with the episodes of rapid phenotypic
innovation that underlie the emergence of major lineages. Although our understanding of …

Morphological diversity (disparity) is a key component of biodiversity and increasingly a
focus of botanical research. Despite the wide range of morphologies represented by pollen …