In this chapter, we review major classification schemes proposed for oaks by John Claudius
Loudon, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, William Trelease, Otto Karl Anton Schwarz, Aimée …

In this work the leaf surface functional traits, potentially useful for air phytoremediation of
particulate matter (PM) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), of 28 woody species …

Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) is frequently used for species demography, evolution, and
species discrimination of plants. However, the lack of efficient and universal markers often …

Quercus bawanglingensis Huang, Li et Xing, an endemic evergreen oak of the genus
Quercus (Fagaceae) in China, is currently listed in the Red List of Chinese Plants as a …

We explored relationships between particulate matter (PM) and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAHs) leaf concentrations, uptake rates and leaf surface functional traits in …

Sclerophyllous oaks (genus Quercus) play important roles in Neogene ecosystems of south-
western Eurasia. Modern analogues ('nearest living relatives') for these oaks have been …

Abstract Background and Aims The existence of sclerophyllous plants has been considered
an adaptive strategy against different environmental stresses. Given that it literally means …

Seed germination is among the most crucial and vulnerable stages in plant life cycles.
Quercus marlipoensis is a critically endangered sclerophyllous oak. Only one population …

The East Asian subtropics mostly occupied by evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs), is
one of the global diversity centers for evergreen oaks. Evergreen oaks are keystone canopy …

The leaf epidermis is the interface between a plant and its environment. The epidermis is
highly variable in morphology, with links to both phylogeny and environment, and this …