Herbaceous plants collectively known as geophytes, which regrow from belowground buds,
are distributed around the globe and throughout the land plant tree of life. The geophytic …

We report the largest eukaryotic genome to date in the monocot Paris japonica
(Melanthiaceae, 1C= 152.23 pg), measured using flow cytometry. This value is 15% larger …

The present classification of extant flowering plants (Magnoliopsida) updates and revises
those presented previously by bringing together the vast majority of new information …

Paris is famous in China for its medicinal value and has been included in the Chinese
Pharmacopoeia. Inaccurate identification of these species could confound their effective …

Since the occurrence of giant genomes in angiosperms is restricted to just a few lineages,
identifying where shifts towards genome obesity have occurred is essential for …

Abstract Background Paris (Melanthiaceae) is an economically important but taxonomically
difficult genus, which is unique in angiosperms because some species have extremely large …

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America (Les, 2017) and follows a similar format by providing
a comprehensive overview of the life history, ecology, and systematics of those …

Background and Aims Paris (Melanthiaceae) is a temperate genus of about 24 perennial
herbaceous species distributed from Europe to eastern Asia. The delimitation of the genus …

In order to investigate interfamilial relationships of Liliales we analyzed a combined matrix of
plastid rbcL, trnL intron, trnL-F intergenic spacer, matK, and ndhF, and mitochondrial atp1 …

Members of Veratrum are perennial herbs widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to
induce vomiting, resolve blood stasis and relieve pain. However, the intrageneric …