Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on analyses of multiple nuclear and plastid sequences Molecular systematics and biogeography of Wisteria inferred from nucleotide sequences of nuclear and plastid genes Report of Drepanophycus Göppert (Lycopsida) from the Middle Devonian of Xinjiang, China The first fossil Microsoroid fern (Palaeosorum ellipticum gen. et sp. nov.) from the middle Miocene of Yunnan, SW China Evolutionary divergence of the PISTILLATA-like proteins in Hedyosmum orientale (Chloranthaceae) after gene duplication Three phases for the early peopling of Hainan Island viewed from mitochondrial DNA Insulin receptor-like ectodomain genes and splice variants are found in both arthropods and human brain cDNA Interspecific differentiation and gene flow between two desert poplars inferred from six vacuolar Na+/H+ exchanger loci Nucleotide diversity of 11S seed storage protein gene and its implications for ecological adaptation of Oryza nivara A phylogeny of Bromeliaceae (Poales, Monocotyledoneae) derived from an evaluation of nine supertree methods Self-pollination in buds and homostyly in Mussaenda shikokiana (Rubiaceae), a monomorphic species in a distylous clade Maintenance of genetic diversity in a small, isolated population of ancient tree Erythrophleum fordii Geographic patterns of low-polymorphic enzyme-encoding genes allelic variation in Aegilops tauschii Phylogeny of Hanabusaya (Campanulaceae), a Korean endemic, based on ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA Functional characterization of the orthologs of AtNST1/2 in Glycine soja (Fabaceae) and the evolutionary implications Details of compressions of Glyptostrobus (Cupressaceae s.l.) from the Eocene of Fushun, NE China A phylogenetic subclade analysis of range sizes of endemic woody seed plant species of China: Trait conservatism, diversification rates and evolutionary models Phylogenetic relationships among Orostachys subsection Orostachys species (Crassulaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA data Phylogeography of Angelica nitida (Apiaceae) endemic to the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau based on chloroplast DNA sequences Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests paraphyly and early diversification of Philadelphus (Hydrangeaceae) in western North America: New insights into affinity with Carpenteria Genotypic diversity and genetic structure of populations of the distylous aquatic plant Nymphoides peltata (Menyanthaceae) in China A taxonomic revision of Cyclosorus subgenus Cyclosoriopsis (Thelypteridaceae) from China Is the pollination biology of Bathysa and Schizocalyx consistent with their segregation? A first approach for two sympatric species in southeastern Brazil Codon usage and coevolution of the large and small subunits of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase Overview of the morphology, anatomy, and ontogeny of Adiantum capillus-veneris: An experimental system to study the development of ferns Erratum Species delimitation in the fern genus Lemmaphyllum (Polypodiaceae) based on multivariate analysis of morphological variation Chloropyrula uraliensis gen. et sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a new green coccoid alga with a unique ultrastructure, isolated from soil in South Urals Phylogenetic position of Oryzolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta): Evidence from molecular markers and morphology Increased seed set in down slope-facing flowers of Lilium duchartrei Phylogenetics and biogeography of Theaceae based on sequences of plastid genes Phylogeography of an alpine plant (Bupleurum smithii, Apiaceae) endemic to the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions inferred from chloroplast DNA sequence variation Vascular plant diversity on the roof of the world: Spatial patterns and environmental determinants Resource allocation among sexual, clonal reproduction and vegetative growth of two Potamogeton species and their hybrid: adaptability of the hybrid in relation to its parents Patterns of chloroplast DNA polymorphism in the endangered polyploid Centaurea borjae (Asteraceae): implications for preserving genetic diversity. Floral ontogeny of Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae), with an emphasis on the corolla upper lip Molecular evidence for natural hybridization between Rhododendron spiciferum and R. spinuliferum (Ericaceae) Pollen dispersal in a mountainous area based on pollen analysis of four natural trap types from Lugu Lake, southwest China Chloroplast phylogeny of Cucurbita: Evolution of the domesticated and wild species Size-symmetric competition in a shade-tolerant invasive plant Geographical diversification of growth-defense strategies in an invasive plant More than multiple introductions: Multiple taxa contribute to the genesis of the invasive California’s wild artichoke thistle Substitution of Hainan indigenous genetic lineage in the Utsat people, exiles of the Champa kingdom Late Neolithic expansion of ancient Chinese revealed by Y chromosome haplogroup O3a1c-002611 A note on gene pleiotropy estimation from phylogenetic analysis of protein sequences Phylogenetic performance of mitochondrial protein-coding genes of Oncomelania hupensis in resolving relationships between landscape populations Analysis of karyotype diversity of 40 Chinese chrysanthemum cultivars Genetic evidence for the multiple origins of Pinghua Chinese Genetic affinity between the Kam-Sui speaking Chadong and Mulam people Introgression of transgenic crop alleles: its evolutionary impacts on conserving genetic diversity of crop wild relatives Human evolution and human-influenced evolution of organisms in changing environments Professor Shiu-Ying Hu (1908–2012) Corrections of wrongly spelled scientific names in Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae Tupistra hongheensis (Ruscaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China based on morphological, karyotypic, and pollen morphological studies A new combination of Bryum gossypinum with Synthetodontium (Bryophyta, Bryaceae sensu lato) Phylogenetic relationships of Salvia (Lamiaceae) in China: Evidence from DNA sequence datasets Pollen morphology of the Maddenia clade of Prunus and its taxonomic and phylogenetic implications Phylogenetic position of Kontumia (Polypodiaceae) inferred from four chloroplast DNA regions Exploring the utility of three nuclear regions to reconstruct reticulate evolution in the fern genus Asplenium Molecular bases for parallel evolution of translucent bracts in an alpine “glasshouse” plant Rheum alexandrae (Polygonaceae) Inferring the biogeographic origins of inter-continental disjunct endemics using a Bayes-DIVA approach A new species of Casearia (Salicaceae) from Brazil Five new series, eleven new species, and one new variety of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from China A new species of Viscum (Viscaceae) from Bandipur, Karnataka State, India A new species of Hydrocotyle (Umbelliferae) from western Yunnan, China Morphological examination and phylogenetic position of two newly recorded freshwater Cryptomonas species (Cryptophyceae) from China RPB2 gene reveals a phylodemographic signal in wild and domesticated grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Geographical distribution of cytotypes in the Chrysanthemum indicum complex as evidenced by ploidy level and genome-size variation Syrphid fly pollination of Guihaiothamnus acaulis (Rubiaceae), a species with "butterfly" flowers Phylogenetic beta diversity in tropical forests: Implications for the roles of geographical and environmental distance Exploring the origin of the latitudinal diversity gradient: Contrasting the sister fern genera Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris Time matters: Some interesting properties of the population differentiation measures GST and D overlooked in the equilibrium perspective The unbearable uncertainty of Bayesian divergence time estimation Horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotes Taxonomic revision of the Symplocos nakaharae complex (Symplocaceae) with special reference to fruit morphology Plant mitochondrial genome peculiarities evolving in the earliest vascular plant lineages Molecular cytogenetics studies in Reichardia tingetana: Physical mapping of heterochromatin, telomere repeats, and 5S and 45S rDNA by 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole and fluorescence in situ hybridization Floral reward presentation favored the expression of male function in the pollen-only flower Melastoma malabathricum Nelumbonaceae: Systematic position and species diversification revealed by the complete chloroplast genome Elsholtzia lamprophylla (Lamiaceae): a new species from Sichuan, Southwest China