The end-Cretaceous event was catastrophic for terrestrial communities worldwide, yet its
long-lasting effect on tropical forests remains largely unknown. We quantified plant …

 Abstract Leaves are the most abundant and visible plant organ, both in the modern world
and the fossil record. Identifying foliage to the correct plant family based on leaf architecture …

The Melastomataceae include some 5858 species predominantly distributed over tropical
biomes across the planet. Despite consensus on some particular aspects in the history of the …

Here, we provide an assessment of the variation in both vegetative and reproductive
characters within the Melastomataceae, including the subfamilies Olisbeoideae …

Fossil discoveries can transform our understanding of plant diversification over time and
space. Recently described fossils in many plant families have pushed their known records …

Abstract The Malay Archipelago is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, but it suffers
high extinction risks due to severe anthropogenic pressures. Paleobotanical knowledge …

The origin of the high biodiversity in the Neotropics remains an unresolved but critical
question, especially for the species-rich but understudied savannas of Brazil, such as the …

Melastomataceae Juss is a family well represented in tropical biomes and is characterized
by a distinctive venation pattern in its leaves. The worldwide fossil record consists mainly of …

Medinilla is a large paleotropical genus in the plant family Melastomataceae with a long
history of systematic uncertainty. The first objective of this research is to test the monophyly …