Major parts of anthropogenic and natural aerosols are hygroscopic and deliquesce at high humidity, particularly when depositing to leaf surfaces close to transpiring stomata. Deliquescence and subsequent salt creep may establish thin, extraordinary pathways into the stomata, which foster stomatal...

The disjunct distribution between East Asia and North America is one of the best established biogeographic patterns. A robust phylogeny is fundamental for understanding the biogeographic histories of taxa with this distribution pattern. Tsuga (hemlock) is a genus of Pinaceae with a typical...

Sanghuangporusvitexicola (Hymenochaetales) is described as a new species based on collections made from Pingtung County, tropical South Taiwan. All studied basidiocarps grew on living trunks of Vitex negundo. This new species is characterized by having perennial, pileate basidiocarps; pore surface...

Species of Ceriporia (Irpicaceae, Basidiomycota) are saprotrophs or endophytes in forest ecosystems. To evaluate the taxonomy and generic relationships of Ceriporia and other related taxa, we used morphology and multigene phylogenetic analyses based on sequence data from nuc rDNA internal...

The family Blechnaceae is a moderately sized leptosporangiate fern lineage, with 24 genera and around 250 species. Struthiopteris accommodates small to medium-sized, dimorphic, pinnate species. It is composed of six northern species: S. spicant is distributed in western parts of Europe and North...

Leucostegia has been long recognized as a small fern genus with only two species, L. immersa and L. pallida. Here we elevate a variety of L. immersa to species level and make the new combination Leucostegia amplissima based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. Morphologically, ...

Based on relevant literatures, specimen in different herbarium in different cities in China and other countries and field investigations during 2017 and 2018 in Yunnan, Hubei, Taiwan, and Japan and South Korea, taxonomy of Prunus subg. Cerasus was discussed on achievement of molecular biology, and...

Fungi are an essential component of the ecosystem. They play an integral role in the decomposition of leaf litter and return nutrients to the ecosystem through nutrient cycling. They are considered as the "key players" in leaf litter decomposition, because of their ability to produce a wide range...

Different species associations are situated in habitats at various slope positions in the Lienhuachih forest of central Taiwan. This research investigated relationships of tree species associations with the topography, water availability, and species drought tolerance of this forest. In total, 52...

Drought events due to extreme weather have escalated and are occurring more frequently nowadays, such that it is crucial to understand the drought tolerance abilities of native tree species of Taiwan. This research, through long-term ought treatments of seedlings, measured the predawn leaf water...