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Afrothismiaceae (Dioscoreales), a new fully mycoheterotrophic family endemic to tropical Africa
Afrothismia is a genus of non-photosynthetic mycoheterotrophs from the forests of continental tropical Africa. Multiple phylogenetic inferences using...
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Palynological study of Asian Thismia (Thismiaceae: Dioscoreales) reveals an unusual pollen type
The mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia shows a great number of structural and ecological traits which are rare or unique for angiosperms. Pollen...
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Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomics reveal candidate genes associated with quality traits in Dioscorea alata
BackgroundQuality traits are essential determinants of consumer preferences. Dioscorea alata (Greater Yam), is a starchy tuber crop in tropical...
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Leveraging off higher plant phylogenetic insights for antiplasmodial drug discovery
The antimalarial drug-resistance conundrum which threatens to reverse the great strides taken to curb the malaria scourge warrants an urgent need to...
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Yam Genomics
Yams are clonally propagated crops, cultivated mainly for their starchy tubers. The genus has a pantropical distribution encompassing species with...
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Climbing strategies of Taiwan climbers
BackgroundThe climbing strategies of lianas and herbaceous vines influence climber competition abilities and survival. The aim of this study was to...
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Loss of mitogenome-encoded respiratory genes complemented by nuclear transcripts in halophyte Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze
The mitochondrial genomes possess genes of five complexes involved in respiration. Mitochondrial gene content greatly varies across eukaryotes....
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Dichapetalaceae to Dipterocarpaceae
Information concerning typical features of families whose names starting with the letter ‘D’ is provided. Besides, important economic plants with...
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Structures of the xyloglucans in the monocotyledon family Araceae (aroids)
Main conclusionThe xyloglucans of all aquatic Araceae species examined had unusual structures compared with those of other non-commelinid...
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Chloroplast genome sequence of Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze: genome features, mutational hotspots and phylogenetic analyses
Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze commonly called as Kewda ( Pandanaceae ) is an important aromatic plant, most celebrated for its unique fragrance...
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Climber Radiations in Angiosperms: How Many Families Have Climbers?
In this chapter, I present the most recent and comprehensive list of global climber plant families. The purpose of this chapter was to look into...
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Ecophysiological Features of the Lowland meadow’s Species within the Upper Rio Negro and Orinoco Basins
The herbaceous species recorded from white-sand substrates in six sites located in specific river basins within the Venezuelan Amazonas state were...
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Habitat Suitability and Conserving Tacca chantrieri André, a Case Study in Ba-Vi Natural Park, Vietnam
AbstractTacca chantrieri André (1901) is a valuable evergreen rhizomatous herbaceous species that plays a crucial ecological and economic role in...
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Floral structure and development in Nartheciaceae (Dioscoreales), with special reference to ovary position and septal nectaries
We present a comparative study of the floral structure and development of Nartheciaceae, a small dioscorealean family consisting of five genera ( Aletr...
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Beetle herding: Optimizing the biological control of the invasive air potato vine using attractive semiochemical lures
Purposeful manipulation of biological control programs, such as timed releases of biological control agents, can be ephemeral and difficult to expand...
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Acropetally develo** vascular bundles coexisting with basipetally develo** and basally blindly ended vascular bundles in scapes of Eriocaulon taquetii (Eriocaulaceae, monocotyledons)
In various monocotyledons, there are basally blindly ended stem vascular bundles, which never connect to the vascular bundles of roots. These blindly...
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Relictithismia kimotsukiensis, a new genus and species of Thismiaceae from southern Japan with discussions on its phylogenetic relationship
The family Thismiaceae, known as “fairy lanterns” for their urn- or bell-shaped flowers with basally fused tepals, consists of non-photosynthetic...
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Chloroplast genome analysis of Angiosperms and phylogenetic relationships among Lamiaceae members with particular reference to teak (Tectona grandis L.f)
Availability of comprehensive phylogenetic tree for flowering plants which includes many of the economically important crops and trees is one of the...
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Designing Dioscorea Genomes for Improved Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Properties
Dioscorea species, commonly known as “Yams,” belong to family Dioscoreaceae consisting of about 600 species distributed from Africa, Asia, the...