Fabaceae, the third-largest Angiosperm family, exhibits great morphological diversity with significantly high species diversification rate. Albizia, one of the largest genera of the legume family, possesses high ecological, economical and medicinal application prospects and displays a global...

The Lauraceae is a family of the order Laurales, with 2500-3000 species comprising 50 genera, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests. Up to two decades ago, the systematic classification of the Lauraceae was based on floral morphology, but molecular...

Vararia yunnanensis sp. nov. is proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. Vararia yunnanensis is characterized by the resupinate basidiomata with a cracking hymenial surface, a dimitic hyphal system with generative hyphae bearing simple-septa, and colorless,...

The genus Zelkova (Ulmaceae) has occurred in Europe and Southwest Asia since the Eocene represented mostly by the fossil-species Z. zelkovifolia. Currently, relict populations of Z. abelicea, Z. sicula and Z. carpinifolia can be found in Crete, Sicily and the Euxino-Hyrcanian province,...

Embryology of Corokia has been studied in order to utilize the data for taxonomic considerations. Anther wall consists of epidermis, endothecium, middle layer and tapetum. The ontogeny conforms to Dicotyledonous type. Pollen grains are spheroidal and three-zonocolporate. The ovules are anatropous,...

This special issue contains 11 articles headed by a tribute to Edith L. Taylor, discussing topics regarding paleobotany, such as a new genus and new species of a Late Devonian Lycopsid, periderm production and periderm occurence in Paleozoic plants, conifer diversity in Middle Triassic, pollen...

During the screening of Korean microflora, a fungal strain (KNU-PT-1804) belonging to the genus Pestalotiopsis was isolated from persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) bark collected from North Gyeongsang Province, Korea. The strain, KNU-PT-1804, produced smaller conidia compared with related species P....

New fossil plants are described from the Ischichuca Formation (Middle-Late Triassic), La Rioja province, northwestern Argentina. A systematic description of Heidiphyllum leaves, ovulate structures of Dordrechtites and undetermined conifer wood is provided. This is the first description of these...

The South American soursop, guanabana or graviola fruit, was unknown to Europeans until the voyages of Christopher Columbus. The tree is now grown commercially and in home gardens throughout the tropics. The fruit is consumed as a fresh fruit and juice, and the frozen pulp is used in the...

The Arecaceae (palm) family is one of the most common and economically important plant groups in Amazonia, and play large roles in ecosystem functioning and carbon dynamics. The modern dominance of palms may be a result of environmental gradients, past climate variability and legacies of past human ...