Deep reticulation: the long legacy of hybridization in vascular plant evolution

GW Stull, KK Pham, PS Soltis, DE Soltis - The Plant Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization has long been recognized as a fundamental evolutionary process in plants
but, until recently, our understanding of its phylogenetic distribution and biological …

Phylotranscriptomic and ecological analyses reveal the evolution and morphological adaptation of Abies

ZR Wei, D Jiao, CA Wehenkel, XX Wei… - Journal of Integrative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coniferous forests are under severe threat of the rapid anthropogenic climate warming.
Abies (firs), the fourth‐largest conifer genus, is a keystone component of the boreal and …

Squamabietenols A–F, undescribed abietane-O-abietane dimeric diterpenoids from the ornamental conifer Juniperus squamata and their ATP-citrate lyase inhibitory …

KY Liang, H Li, PJ Zhou, ZY Zhao, Y Zang, J Xiong, J Li… - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Six undescribed naturally occurring abietane-O-abietane dimers (squamabietenols A–F)
together with one 3, 4-seco-totarane-type, a pimarane-type, and 17 related known mono …

Phylogenomics and biogeography of the Mammilloid Clade revealed an intricate evolutionary history arose in the Mexican Plateau

DA Chincoya, S Arias, F Vaca-Paniagua, P Dávila… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cacti account for nearly 1440 species, most of them native to the American
continent. These succulent plants are the most ubiquitous elements of the arid ecosystems …

The role of deep hybridization in fern speciation: Examples from the Thelypteridaceae

YH Tseng, LY Kuo, I Borokini… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Hybridization is recognized as an important mechanism in fern speciation, with
many allopolyploids known among congeners, as well as evidence of ancient genome …

Phylogenomic analyses shed new light on the spatiotemporal evolution of global larches: Implications for the dynamics of boreal forests

XF Qiu, YY Liu, G Wu, CH Xu, XQ Liu, XY Xiang… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2025 - Elsevier
As the Earth warms, understanding the long-term dynamics of forest ecosystems is essential
for guiding forest management and biodiversity conservation. Insights from past dynamics …

Chemometric analysis of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes of conifers

E Bakó, A Böszörményi, B Vargáné Szabó… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and essential oils of conifers are widely used in the
pharmaceutical industry. This work aimed to analyze the VOCs of 30 conifer species …

Chemometrics of the composition and antioxidant capacity of essential oils obtained from six Cupressaceae taxa

Q Xie, Z Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Essential oils (EOs) are complex and susceptible to environmental conditions, they have a
wide range of biological activities and are often used to differentiate between similar …

Mapping the Priority Conservation Areas for Three Endangered Cupressaceae Plants under Climate Change in China

L Shen, D Zhai, X Lu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2025 - frontiersin.org
The establishment of conservation areas is an important strategy for endangered species
conservation. In this study, we investigated the distributions of suitable habitat areas for …

Taxonomy and diversity of the genus Cupressus: current status and recommendations

J LI, D WU, K MAO - JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY …, 2024 - nldxb.njfu.edu.cn
Cupressus L., the type of Cupressaceae family, is typified by Cupressus sempervirens L.
Over the years, as many other species have been discovered and described, and with …