OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A new morphogenetic type of fruit for Hamamelidaceae: the case of Loropetalum	66
Comparative floral anatomy in species of Cyperoideae (Poales: Cyperaceae) and insights into the evolution of floral traits	56
Phylogeny, chronology, and phylogeography in Australasian Hypnodendraceae	53
The impact of pollinator functional traits on pollination effectiveness is shaped by floral morphs in distylous plant species	42
Faster than expected: 5-year re-surveys reveal accelerating plant colonization in two proglacial forelands of the Gran Paradiso National Park (NW Italian Alps)	23
Gynoecium structure and pollen tube pathway in the cactus family with emphasis on tribe Trichocereeae (Cactaceae: Cactoideae)	20
New insights into the diversity, taxonomy and history of the fern genusTrichomanes(Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae), with a focus on Africa and the western Indian Ocean	17
Genomic data inform taxonomy and conservation of Critically Endangered shrubs: a case study of Zieria (Rutaceae) species from eastern Australia	16
Eocene palynoflora from the La Marcelina Formation, Patagonia, Argentina	15
Biogeographic breaks in the Atlantic Forest: evidence for Oligocene/Miocene diversification inBertolonia(Melastomataceae)	15
Molecular phylogenetics ofEuploca(Boraginaceae): homoplasy in many characters, including the C4 photosynthetic pathway	14
Integrative analyses ofCrepidium(Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae) shed more light on its relationships withDienia,LiparisandMalaxisand justify reinstatement of narr	14
Mixed evidence of a commensal relationship between a rare epiphytic orchid and cohabiting bryophytes	13
Phylogenetic relationships of Aquilaria and Gyrinops (Thymelaeaceae) revisited: evidence from complete plastid genomes	13
Cytomolecular characterization of early and late condensing chromosome regions in some Annonaceae species	12
Patchily distributed but not necessarily isolated populations ofDeuterocohnia meziana: a threatened bromeliad from rock outcrops	11
Waking up from a taxonomist’s nightmare: emerging structure ofRanunculussectionBatrachium(Ranunculaceae) in central Europe based on molecular data and genome sizes	11
Floral structure, histochemistry, and volatile compounds in Bulbophyllum species of the ‘Cirrhopetalum alliance’ (Orchidaceae)	11
Molecular phylogenetics of Distephanus supports the recognition of a new tribe, Distephaneae (Asteraceae)	11
Homeologue differential expression in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway underlies flower colour variation in natural and synthetic polyploids of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae)	11
Spicoid morphology of Mapanioideae (Cyperaceae): an evolutionary perspective	10
Long-term fieldwork in Brazil helps to unravel the diversity and evolution of the Neotropical Olyreae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae): an unexpected new and threatened genus in Parianinae	10
First dated phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Tamarix (Tamaricaceae): biogeographical implications and hybridization processes in the Mediterranean Basin	9
Unravelling relationships and inferring the biogeographic history of a group of herbaceous bamboos from the Northeast Atlantic Forest (Piresia: Olyreae: Bambusoideae)	9
Niche conservatism, divergence and polyploidy inSennaseriesAphyllae(Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) from arid zones of South America	9

Morphoanatomy and evolution of the bracteole and sepal glands of the Amazonian genus Lophanthera A. Juss. (Galphimioid clade)	9
Environmental and geographical biases in plant specimen data from the Colombian Andes	9
Characterization of anatomical characters of Peperomia (Piperaceae) from Asia for taxonomy	9
Sphaerocrystals in seeds ofEuphorbiasubgenusEsula(Euphorbiaceae): morphology, occurrence, and relationship with phylogeny	9
The classification of the fern family Gleicheniaceae, with the description of a new genus, segregated from Sticherus	9
Insights into the morphology and evolution of orbicules in the Spermacoce clade (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae) and implications for systematics	9
The migration history of the Kamchatka rhododendron (Therorhodion camtschaticum s.l.) indicates two distinct dispersal routes towards Eastern Beringia	9
Evidence for spatial and temporal variation in mating system ofTolpis macrorhiza(Asteraceae), a species endemic to Madeira	8
New molecular evidence for Canarian endemicRuta(Rutaceae: Ruteae) reveals a complex evolutionary history and overlooked diversification processes	8
Trends of fruit morphogenesis in Pandanaceae: comparative carpology of Freycinetia Gaudich	8
Karyotype diversity and genome size in the Cyphomandra clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae)	8
Historical biogeography and comparative phylogeography of the Mexican genusBakerantha(Bromeliaceae): insights into evolution and diversification	8
The evolution of chromosome number during the diversification of the tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae)	8
Molecular phylogenetics of Oxalis subg. Thamnoxys (Oxalidaceae) reveals artificial arrangements of traditional sections	7
Understanding floral variation in Leiothrix (Poales: Eriocaulaceae): anatomy, development and insights into pollination	7
Anatomical conservatism in the wood and bark of the species-rich Byrsonimoid clade (Malpighiaceae)	7
Character reconstruction and re-circumscription of the genus Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae)	7
Adaptive divergence in the neglected alpine mossLewinskya killiasii(Orthotrichaceae), an example of vicariance on different rock types in bryophytes	7
Evolution of cold tolerance in the highly stress-tolerant samphires and relatives (Salicornieae: Amaranthaceae)	7
Let there be clades: phylogenetics ofMimosaseriesPachycarpaeandSetosae(Fabaceae) improves the infrageneric classification of the genus	7
Bulgarian endemic Carex riloensis, a synonym of Carex tricolor (Cyperaceae): morphological and genetic evidence	7
Trichomes in the megadiverse genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae): a revised classification, identification parameters and standardized terminology	7
Architectural traits underlie growth form diversity and polycarpic versus monocarpic life histories inCerberiopsis(Apocynaceae)	7
Let’s pluck the daisy: dissection as a tool to explore the diversity of Asteraceae capitula	7
Correction to: Population structure and signals of local adaptation in Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae), a widely distributed species in the Atlantic Forest	6
Molecular phylogenetics shed light on polyploid speciation in gorses (Ulex, Fabaceae: Genisteae) and on the origin of the invasive Ulex europaeus	6
Long-distance dispersal events rather than growth habit and life-history traits affect diversification rate in tribe Apieae (Apiaceae)	6
Phylogenetic analysis ofDioscorea(Dioscoreaceae) from Japan and adjacent regions based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences, with special reference to the taxonomic status of selected taxa	6
Genetic variation in the symbiont partners in the endangered macrolichenSeirophora villosa(Teloschistaceae: Ascomycota)	6
Plastome analysis elucidates the phylogenetic placement of the mycoheterotrophic genus Yoania (Orchidaceae) and its plastomic degeneration during the evolution of mycoheterotrophy	6
Out of the Balkans and Anatolia to the Western Alps? Surprising phylogenetic implications for two endemicAlyssum(Brassicaceae) species:A. cognensesp. nov. andA. rossetii	6
Genetic structure and potential hybridization between populations of two Penstemon species	6
Correction to: Piper section Muldera (Piperaceae) of the Malay Peninsula: variation and species limits	6
Distribution patterns of glandular trichomes in the flora of the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China	6
Evolutionary diversification in the hyper-diverse montane forests of the tropical Andes: radiation ofMacrocarpaea(Gentianaceae) and the possible role of range expansion	6
Unstable patterns of flower structure and development in the almost dioecious species Acer negundo (Sapindaceae, Sapindales)	6
A molecular phylogeny of the early-branching Genistoid lineages of papilionoid legumes reveals a new Amazonian genus segregated from Clathrotropis	6
Factors influencing the global invasion of the South American weedy species Praxelis clematidea (Asteraceae): a niche shift and modelling-based approach	6
Evolution of pollen morphology in Calyceraceae and insights into its early evolutionary differentiation	6
Untold diversity of floral rewards inCypella(Tigridieae: Iridaceae) and related genera: distribution and anatomy	5
Species delimitation, hybridization and possible apomixis in a rapid radiation of Western AustralianLeptospermum(Myrtaceae)	5
Embryo traits and their taxonomic implications in stipoid grasses (Poaceae: Stipeae) in Asia	5
Phylogeography and chromosome number variation in Micranthes nelsoniana and related species (Saxifragaceae) in Northeast Asia	5
Narrow endemism of Dyckia (Bromeliaceae) species within a vegetative mosaic region in the Midwest Brazil: insights from the phylogeographic patterns	5
Apomixis occurs frequently along the entire American Cordillera	5
Genetic and morphological differentiation within Euphorbia japygica (Euphorbiaceae) suggests divergence of populations from the south-eastern Apennine Peninsula	5
Remarkable floral colour variation in the functionally specialized fly-pollinated iris,Moraea lurida	5
From the Mediterranean to the Pacific: re-circumscription towardsNotelaea s.l.and historical biogeography of a generic complex in Oleinae (Oleaceae)	5
High-throughput sequencing confirms the boundary between traditionally considered species pairs in a group of lichenized fungi (Peltigeraceae, Pseudocyphellaria)	5
Changes in floral shape: insights into the evolution of wildNicotiana(Solanaceae)	5

Phylogeographic analysis reveals early Pleistocene divergence and strong genetic structure inEuphorbia phosphorea(Euphorbiaceae), an endemic species to the semi-arid Caatinga Biome	5
Short-distance gene flow and morphological divergence inEschscholzia parishii(Papaveraceae): implications for speciation in desert winter annuals	5
A molecular phylogenetic study of African members of tribe Hypolytreae (Mapanioideae, Cyperaceae)	5
Molecular and ecological evidence reveal a speciation process in Nicotiana sect. Alatae (Solanaceae) in the southern Brazilian plateau	5
Atypical tracheid organization in proximal wood of late Palaeozoic Sigillaria approximata Fontaine et White (Lycopsida)	4
Hotspots within a hotspot: evolutionary measures unveil interesting biogeographic patterns in threatened coastal forests in Chile	4
Insights into the systematics of Old World taenitidoid ferns (Pteridoideae; Pteridaceae): evidence from phylogeny and micromorphology	4
Polyploids and geographic divergence blur species delimitation in the Paspalum stellatum complex (Poaceae: Paspaleae)	4
Can we rescue Centranthus (Caprifoliaceae: Valerianoideae) from the Valeriana sea?	4
A phylogenomic reconstruction of the Endangered Malagasy tree genusCapurodendron(Sapotaceae) with nine new species and an identification key	4
Correction to: Disentangling a 40-year-old taxonomic puzzle: phylogenetic position of Mimulicalyx (Lamiales)	4
Are small populations larger than they seem? Genetic insights into patchily distributed populations ofDrakaea glyptodon(Orchidaceae)	4
Community assembly of tropical Fagaceae-dominated forests in Thailand dates back at least to the Late Palaeogene	4
Possible multiple origins of some important characteristics of the keel (papilionate) flowers within Fabales	4
Genetic variability ofChamaerops humilis(Arecaceae) throughout its native range highlights two species movement pathways from its area of origin	4
Leaf morphology and anatomy of Schlechtendalia luzulifolia, a basal member of subfamily Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae)	4
Historical biogeography of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) reveals range expansion in South American mountaintops after climatic cooling events and increased diversification rates after the occupation	4
The architecture of floral diversity: a bipartite network of flower morphology in the Neotropical rainforest of Barro Colorado Island, Panama	4
A morphological analysis of Syzygium, with a focus on fibre bundles and description of a new subgenus	4
A trip of a bamboo lifetime: tracing the origin and evolution of Chusquea (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae) in Patagonia, southernmost South America	4
Phylogenomics and intergenomic conflict in a challenging orchid clade (Calypsoinae): monophyly of Corallorhiza, paraphyly of Oreorchis, and resurrection of Kitigorchis	4
Variation in root functional traits of Neotropical epiphytic and terrestrial orchids along an elevational gradient	4
Solving a century-old conundrum: genetic integrity of a rare and local endemic shrub facing introgression with a widespread congener	4
Correction to: Pollination ecology of Dracula erythrochaete (Orchidaceae): brood-site imitation or food deception?	4
How important was polyploidy in the diversification of herbs in the Chaquean Domain? The case of theTurnera sidoidesautopolyploid complex (Passifloraceae: Turneroideae)	4
In search of lost time: tracing the fossil diversity of Podocarpaceae through the ages	4
The discovery of a new giant legume tree species in a severely fragmented landscape underscores the alarming threats to the biodiversity of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4