Plant Diversity

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Diversity is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Pollination niche shifts in sympatric globular cacti Eriosyce: consequences on reproductive isolation and species formation265
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species105
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China83
Lipid concentration and composition in xylem sap of woody angiosperms from a tropical savanna and a seasonal rainforest68
Life forms affect beta-diversity patterns of larch forests in China67
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China58
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)57
Parasite–host network analysis provides insights into the evolution of two mistletoe lineages (Loranthaceae and Santalaceae)52
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China47
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield37
How to fill the biodiversity data gap: Is it better to invest in fieldwork or curation?34
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world34
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China33
Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in liverwort assemblages33
Mojiangia oreophila (Crepidinae, Cichorieae, Asteraceae), a new species and genus from Mojiang County, SW Yunnan, China, and putative successor of the maternal Faberia ancestor31
The evolutionarily diverged single-stranded DNA-binding proteins SSB1/SSB2 differentially affect the replication, recombination and mutation of organellar genomes in Arabidopsis thaliana31
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)28
New insights into the phylogeny and infrageneric taxonomy of Saussurea based on hybrid capture phylogenomics (Hyb-Seq)27
Evolutionary history of a desert perennial Arnebia szechenyi (Boraginaceae): Intraspecific divergence, regional expansion and asymmetric gene flow27
Taxonomic synopsis of Berberis (Berberidaceae) from the northern Hengduan mountains region in China, with descriptions of seven new species27
Diversity of Symplocos (Symplocaceae, Ericales) at low latitudes in Asia during late Oligocene and Miocene26
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity23
Molecular analyses display the increasing diversity of Podostemaceae in China22
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems22
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)22
Assembly structures of coastal woody species of eastern South America: Patterns and drivers22
The Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot for ferns: Updated phylogeny, hidden diversity, and biogeography of the java fern genus Leptochilus (Polypodiaceae)21
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains21
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives21
Plastome and phylogenetic relationship of the woody buckwheat Fagopyrum tibeticum in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau21
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana20
Elevational and temporal patterns of pollination success in distylous and homostylous buckwheats (Fagopyrum) in the Hengduan Mountains20
Characterisation of manganese toxicity tolerance in Arabis paniculata19
Human agricultural activities influence the flowering time of turnip in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau19
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)18
Fertile Woodwardia from the middle Eocene of South China and its implications for palaeogeography and palaeoclimate17
Four new species and a new record of Orchidinae (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) from China16
Phylogenetic and functional structures of succession in plant communities on mounds of Marmota himalayana in alpine regions on the northeast edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau16
Endemic medicinal plant distribution correlated with stable climate, precipitation, and cultural diversity16
A method for quantifying relative competitive advantage and the combined effect of co-invasion for two invasive plants16
Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya, Northeast India15
Pollination adaptations of group-by-group stamen movement in a meadow plant with temporal floral closure15
Phylotranscriptomic discordance is best explained by incomplete lineage sorting within Allium subgenus Cyathophora and thus hemiplasy accounts for interspecific trait transition14
Drivers of the differentiation between broad-leaved trees and shrubs in the shift from evergreen to deciduous leaf habit in forests of eastern Asian subtropics14
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants13
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa13
Effective palynological diversity indices for reconstructing angiosperm diversity in China13
Mitochondrial RNA editing sites affect the phylogenetic reconstruction of gymnosperms13
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly13
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea13
Non-host plants: Are they mycorrhizal networks players?12
Genome size evolution of the extant lycophytes and ferns12
Plastid phylogenomics provides new insights into the systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae)11
The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success11
Metabolic and transcriptomic analyses elucidate a novel insight into the network for biosynthesis of carbohydrate and secondary metabolites in the stems of a medicinal orchid Dendrobium nobile11
Temporal regulation of alternative splicing events in rice memory under drought stress11
Drought tolerance traits explain differential stem growth rates of evergreen and deciduous trees in a tropical karst forest11
Recent advances on phylogenomics of gymnosperms and a new classification11
Plant diversity of Hyrcanian relict forests: An annotated checklist, chorology and threat categories of endemic and near endemic vascular plant species11
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia11
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies11
U.Taxonstand: An R package for standardizing scientific names of plants and animals11
An integrative approach clarifies species delimitation and biogeographic history of Debregeasia (Urticaceae)11
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)10
Development of genomic resources for Wenchengia alternifolia (Lamiaceae) based on genome skimming data10
A phylogenetic approach identifies patterns of beta diversity and floristic subregions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau10
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China10
Strong evidence for latitudinal diversity gradient in mosses across the world10
U.PhyloMaker: An R package that can generate large phylogenetic trees for plants and animals10
Simulated climate warming strongly constrains the seedling establishment of alpine cushion Arenaria oreophila10
Resistance of plant diversity to road disturbance: Evidence from the Tibetan Plateau10
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America10
Community structure and species diversity dynamics of a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in China: 2005 to 20209
BrrTCP4b interacts with BrrTTG1 to suppress the development of trichomes in Brassica rapa var. rapa9
Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the complete plastid genomes and nuclear sequences reveal Daphne (Thymelaeaceae) to be non-monophyletic as current circumscription9
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains9
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species9
Leaf hydraulics coordinated with leaf economics and leaf size in mangrove species along a salinity gradient9
Rhododendron kuomeianum (Ericaceae), a new species from northeastern Yunnan (China), based on morphological and genomic data9
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)9
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation9
Seed dispersal by deception: A game between mimetic seeds and their bird dispersers9
Plastid RNA editing reduction accompanied with genetic variations in Cymbidium, a genus with diverse lifestyle modes9
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species9
Comprehensive integration of single-cell transcriptomic data illuminates the regulatory network architecture of plant cell fate specification9
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data8
Molecular phylogeny and inflorescence evolution of Prunus (Rosaceae) based on RAD-seq and genome skimming analyses8
Expansion and expression diversity of FAR1/FRS-like genes provides insights into flowering time regulation in roses8
Plastid phylogenomics and biogeography of the medicinal plant lineage Hyoscyameae (Solanaceae)8
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]8
Hydraulic properties and drought response of a tropical bamboo (Cephalostachyum pergracile)8
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil8
Geographic patterns and ecological causes of phylogenetic structure in mosses along an elevational gradient in the central Himalaya8
Corrigendum to “V.PhyloMaker2: An updated and enlarged R package that can generate very large phylogenies for vascular plants” [Plant Divers. 44 (2022) 335–339]8
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium8
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X8
Different environmental factors drive tree species diversity along elevation gradients in three climatic zones in Yunnan, southern China8
Topography and soil content contribute to plant community composition and structure in subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forests7
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)7
Seed size distributions of fleshy-fruited species are more right-skewed compared to that of dry-fruited species7
Plant use of water across soil depths regulates species dominance under nitrogen addition7
Genetic analysis of walnut cultivars from southwest China: Implications for germplasm improvement7
Consistent spatial–temporal variations of stigmatic pollen load among co-flowering species across six sub-alpine meadows7
Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus7
Herbivore and native plant diversity synergistically resist alien plant invasion regardless of nutrient conditions7
An ethnobotanical study of forage plants in Zhuxi County in the Qinba mountainous area of central China7
Transcriptome and carotenoid profiling of different varieties of Coffea arabica provides insights into fruit color formation7
Legumes from the Paleocene sediments of India and their ecological significance7
Population genetic insights into the conservation of common walnut (Juglans regia) in Central Asia7
Different mechanisms underlie similar species-area relationships in two tropical archipelagoes6
Species’ geographical range, environmental range and traits lead to specimen collection preference of dominant plant species of grasslands in Northern China6
Genetic diversity and structure of the endemic and endangered species Aristolochia delavayi growing along the Jinsha River6
The third dimension of alpine plant leaf traits is related to cold-tolerance6
SSR markers development and their application in genetic diversity evaluation of garlic (Allium sativum) germplasm6
V.PhyloMaker2: An updated and enlarged R package that can generate very large phylogenies for vascular plants6
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera6
Leaf physiological and anatomical responses of two sympatric Paphiopedilum species to temperature6
AtWRKY75 positively regulates age-triggered leaf senescence through gibberellin pathway6
Progress in systematics and biogeography of Orchidaceae6
Evolutionary importance of the relationship between cytogeography and climate: New insights on creosote bushes from North and South America6
Island biogeography theory and the habitat heterogeneity jointly explain global patterns of Rhododendron diversity6
Neottia wuyishanensis (Orchidaceae: Neottieae), a new species from Fujian, China6
Evidence for two types of Aquilegia ecalcarata and its implications for adaptation to new environments6
Ceratopteris chunii and Ceratopteris chingii (Pteridaceae), two new diploid species from China, based on morphological, cytological, and molecular data5
Cavitation resistance of peduncle, petiole and stem is correlated with bordered pit dimensions in Magnolia grandiflora5
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species5
Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns5
Hidden in plain sight: Morphological and phylogenetic evidence for Bouteloua arizonica, a species distinct from Bouteloua aristidoides (Poaceae, Chloridoideae)5
Comparative analysis of plastomes in Oxalidaceae: Phylogenetic relationships and potential molecular markers5
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients5
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin5
Subgenome asymmetry of gibberellins-related genes plays important roles in regulating rapid growth of bamboos5
Across two phylogeographic breaks: Quaternary evolutionary history of a mountain aspen (Populus rotundifolia) in the Hengduan Mountains5
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Phlomoides (Lamiaceae subfamily Lamioideae) in China: Insights from molecular and morphological data5
Comparative analysis shows high level of lineage sorting in genomic regions with low recombination in the extended Picea likiangensis species complex5
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China5
Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot5
Genomic divergence and mutation load in the Begonia masoniana complex from limestone karsts5
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility4
Seed dormancy, germination and storage behavior of Magnolia sinica, a plant species with extremely small populations of Magnoliaceae4
Phylogeny of Trigonotis in China—with a special reference to its nutlet morphology and plastid genome4
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China4
Genetically- and environmentally-dependent processes drive interspecific and intraspecific divergence in the Chinese relict endemic genus Dipteronia4
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world4
Genetic diversity and inferred ancestry of Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) germplasms in Thailand and Vietnam4
Taxonomy notes on Vandeae (Orchidaceae) from China: Five new species and two new records4
2,3-Butanediol from the leachates of pine needles induces the resistance of Panax notoginseng to the leaf pathogen Alternaria panax4
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China4
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI4
Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of NtbHLH gene family in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and the role of NtbHLH86 in drought adaptation4
The life of Xuan Zhou, founding father of the Gastrodia elata cultivation and industry in China4
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic4
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia4
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?4
Increased dependence on nitrogen-fixation of a native legume in competition with an invasive plant3
Origin and evolution of a new tetraploid mangrove species in an intertidal zone3
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions3
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera3
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)3
Global invasive alien plant management lists: Assessing current practices and adapting to new demands3
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group3
The identity of Dinochloa species and enumeration of Melocalamus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in China3
Habitat fragmentation differentially affects invasive and native plant diversity in a human-dominated wetland island system3
New patterns of the tree beta diversity and its determinants in the largest savanna and wetland biomes of South America3
Inter-species mRNA transfer among green peach aphids, dodder parasites, and cucumber host plants3
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)3
Genomic insights into ecological adaptation of oaks revealed by phylogenomic analysis of multiple species3
The complete plastid genome provides insight into maternal plastid inheritance mode of the living fossil plant Ginkgo biloba3
The chromosome-scale genome of black wolfberry (Lycium ruthenicum) provides useful genomic resources for identifying genes related to anthocyanin biosynthesis and disease resistance3
Leaf fossils of Sabalites (Arecaceae) from the Oligocene of northern Vietnam and their paleoclimatic implications3
Two new species from Sulawesi and Borneo facilitate phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Engelhardia (Juglandaceae)3
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest3
Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus are more sensitive to environmental factors in dicots than in monocots, globally3
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger3
Climate change impacts flowering phenology in Gongga Mountains, Southwest China3
Megafossils of Betulaceae from the Oligocene of Qaidam Basin and their paleoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications3
Conservation genomics provides insights into genetic resilience and adaptation of the endangered Chinese hazelnut, Corylus chinensis3
Plastid genome evolution of a monophyletic group in the subtribe Lauriineae (Laureae, Lauraceae)3
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