Orchid conservation: how can we meet the challenges in the twenty-first century?

MF Fay - Botanical studies, 2018 - Springer
Abstract With c. 28,000 species, orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants,
and they are also one of the most threatened, in part due to their complex life history …

Plant taxonomy: a historical perspective, current challenges, and perspectives

G Rouhan, M Gaudeul - Molecular plant taxonomy: Methods and protocols, 2014 - Springer
Taxonomy is the science that explores, describes, names, and classifies all organisms. In
this introductory chapter, we highlight the major historical steps in the elaboration of this …

Application of plastid and nuclear markers to DNA barcoding of Euro-Mediterranean oaks (Quercus, Fagaceae): problems, prospects and phylogenetic implications

MC Simeone, R Piredda, A Papini… - Botanical Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
DNA barcoding, a species identification system based on sequences from a short,
standardized DNA region, has emerged recently as a new tool for taxonomists. We …

DNA barcoding to analyse taxonomically complex groups in plants: the case of Thymus (Lamiaceae)

S Federici, A Galimberti, F Bartolucci… - Botanical Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We evaluated the utility of the core barcode regions (matK and rbcL) and the plastid
intergenic spacer trnH-psbA to distinguish between Thymus spp. This is a taxonomically …

Assessing the phylogenetic relationship among varieties of Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) in sympatry with chloroplast genomes

Y Xiao, X Wang, ZH He, YW Lv… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Toona ciliata is an endangered species due to over‐cutting and low natural regeneration in
China. Its genetic conservation is of an increasing concern. However, several varieties are …

Plant taxonomy: A historical perspective, current challenges, and perspectives

G Rouhan, M Gaudeul - Molecular plant taxonomy: Methods and protocols, 2021 - Springer
Taxonomy is the science that explores, describes, names, and classifies all organisms. In
this introductory chapter, we highlight the major historical steps in the elaboration of this …

Apomictic Mountain Whitebeam (Sorbus austriaca, Rosaceae) Comprises Several Genetically and Morphologically Divergent Lineages

A Hajrudinović-Bogunić, B Frajman, P Schönswetter… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The genus Sorbus (whitebeams, rowans, and service trees) encompasses
forest trees and shrubs characterised by exceptional diversity resulting from the interplay of …

Population genomics of the Isoetes appalachiana (Isoetaceae) complex supports a 'diploids-first' approach to conservation

D Wickell, J Landis, E Zimmer, FW Li - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Allopolyploidy is an important driver of diversification and a
key contributor to genetic novelty across the tree of life. However, many studies have …

Delimiting genetic units in Neotropical toads under incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization

MTC Thomé, KR Zamudio, CFB Haddad… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Delimiting genetic units is useful to enhance taxonomic discovery and is often
the first step toward understanding evolutionary mechanisms generating diversification. The …

Apomixis and Hybridization Drives Reticulate Evolution and Phyletic Differentiation in Sorbus L.: Implications for Conservation

TJ Hamston, N De Vere, RA King, J Pellicer… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Hybridization and polyploidy are major forces in the evolution of plant diversity and the study
of these processes is of particular interest to understand how novel taxa are formed and how …