supported by NSFC(32070226,32360065);the Key Projects of the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23A20149);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)program(2024QZKK0200);Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(202101AS070032);the CAS“Light ofWest China”Program(xbzg-zdsys-202110);the Yunnan Innovation Team Project(202305AS350004,with LD/NY/SB/CJG/CJH as the core member).
The genus Salix is a common component of the Northern Hemisphere dendroflora with important ecological and economic value.However,taxonomy and systematics of Salix is extremely difficult and relationships between main...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42171071,42211540718);Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(ZDBS-LY-7001);Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(202401AT070190,202201BC070001);Top-notch Young Talents Project of Yunnan Provincial“Ten Thousand Talents Program”(YNWR-QNBJ-2018-146,YNWR-QNBJ-2020-293);CAS“Light of West China”Program;supported by the China Scholarship Council(202304910135 and 202304910138)for a one-year study at the University of Toronto.
Integrative data from plastid and nuclear loci are increasingly utilized to resolve species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships within major angiosperm clades.Debregeasia(Urticaceae),an economically important ge...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42222201,42288201)。
Angiosperms experienced one of the most remarkable radiations of land plants and are now the dominant autotrophs in terrestrial ecosystems.Recent phylogenomic studies based on large-scale data from plastid,mitochondri...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32200172);Guangzhou Science and technology project(grant no.2023A04J0715).
Saussurea is one of the largest and most rapidly evolving genera within the Asteraceae,comprising approximately 520 species from the Northern Hemisphere.A comprehensive infrageneric classification,supported by robust ...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31970232);the National Key Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2014CB954100).
Dryopteridaceae are the largest fern family and include nearly 20%of extant fern diversity,with 24 currently recognized genera.Recognition and delineation of genera within this family have varied greatly.The three-sub...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31901217);the Special Fund for Scientific Research of Shanghai Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau(grant numbers G192422,G242414,and G242416).
Understanding the ecological adaptation of tree species can not only reveal the evolutionary potential but also benefit biodiversity conservation under global climate change.Quercus is a keystone genus in Northern Hem...
supported by grants from Natural Sciences Foundation of China(32160052,31760055);Natural Sciences Foundation of Hunan Province(2019JJ40232 and 2019JJ40233).
Understanding plant diversity and the phylogenetic divergences in the Northern Hemisphere is essential for in-depth evolutionary studies and conservation efforts.Maianthemum is an ideal example to explore plant divers...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31860043);also in part by the scientific research capacity building project for the Nonggang Karst Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi(GK23-026-273).
The Himalayas represent a complex mountain system housing some of the world's richest floras along with a high level of endemism.Among them,Lysionotus(Gesneriaceae)stands out as a small genus(~34 species)that is unexp...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31800179,32001086,and 31670389).
Dipelta Maxim.(Caprifoliaceae)is a Tertiary relic genus endemic to China,which includes three extant species,Dipelta floribunda,Dipelta yunnanensis,and Dipelta elegans.Recent progress in the systematics and phylogeogr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31670212,32060056,and 31300181);the Thousand Talents Program of Jiangxi Province(jxsq2018106032);Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(ZBG20230418029 and 20232ACB205010).
Pterocarya (Juglandaceae) is disjunctly distributed in East Asia and the Caucasus region today, but its fossils are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. We first inferred phylogeny with time estimation of Pt...