Species within the genus Pseudosolorina are characterized by the discrete, disc-shaped apothecium, exhibiting unique morphological features that facilitate reliable field identification even in natural habitats. Historically, taxa displaying these characteristics were classified under the genus Solorina. However, our research reveals two morphologically distinct clades within Solorina, which ar...
High on the slopes of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China are hundreds of species of lousewort (Pedicularis) wildflowers producing special petals (galea) that resemble the heads of elephants complete with a long nose (beak).
Modern cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) originates from interspecific hybridization between two octoploid wild species—F. virginiana and F. chiloensis. However, the divergence in centromere characteristics and evolutionary trajectories between the wild and cultivated octoploids has remained poorly understood.
Montane plant radiations have attracted considerable interest, especially for the alpine floras of the Andes and Hengduan Mountains. However, little is known about the diversification of lineages in the adjacent inter-montane valleys.
Feralization is the evolutionary process by which domesticated crops or livestock re-acquire some wild-like traits and escape from intensive management to form independent reproducing populations. Feralization has interested biologists since Darwin, not only because of the implications for evolution but also because feral populations can become invasive and have severe ecological or agricultura...
The flowering plant tree of life, much like our own family tree, allows us to understand how different species are related to each other. The tree of life is revealed by comparing DNA sequences between different species to identify changes (mutations) that accumulate over time like a molecular fossil record. Our understanding of the tree of life is rapidly improving due to advances in DNA seque...
Ceremony for the Sistering of Botanical Gardens between Kunming Institute of Botany and the University of Padua and Symposium on China-Italy Biodiversity Conservation was successfully held.
As a main driving force in evolution, polyploidy (genome duplication) is ubiquitous across various evolutionary stages of the flowering plant tree of life. However, the interactions between the ancestral genomes in a polyploid nucleus, frequently involving subgenome dominance, are poorly understood.
a delegation of Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute and Gachon University visited Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
