Endemism is one of the most important concepts in biogeography and is of high relevance
for conservation biology. Nevertheless, our understanding of patterns of endemism is still …

Background There are conflicting views between palaeobotanists and plant systematists/
evolutionary biologists regarding the occurrence of plant speciation in the Quaternary …

Insects account for a large portion of Earth's biodiversity and are key players for ecosystems,
notably as pollinators. While insect migration is suspected to represent a natural …

Abstract Background and Aims Artemisia is a mega-diverse genus consisting of~ 400
species. Despite its medicinal importance and ecological significance, a well-resolved …

A major challenge in phylogenetics and-genomics is to resolve young rapidly radiating
groups. The fast succession of species increases the probability of incomplete lineage …

Abstract Premise Astragalus (Fabaceae), with more than 3000 species, represents a
globally successful radiation of morphologically highly similar species predominant across …

Astragalus is the largest genus in Leguminosae. Several molecular studies have
investigated the potential adulterants of the species within this genus; nonetheless, the …

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat) is an important floricultural crop and
medicinal herb. Modern chrysanthemum cultivars have complex genetic backgrounds …

Species from the genus Astragalus L.(Fabaceae) are distributed throughout the world, with
southwest China being one of the distribution centers of this genus. Many Astragalus …

Biological diversity in the highlands is generally richer than in most lowlands of the same
area (Körner 2002, 2003) and quite a number of mountain areas are hotspots of biodiversity …