Plant Diversity

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Diversity 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana309
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)116
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia100
Climate change impacts on Rhododendron diversity: Regional responses and conservation strategies in China89
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies80
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China73
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants60
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China50
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives45
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)42
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea40
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems38
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation38
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly38
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China36
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species33
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains33
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species31
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data31
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X31
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)30
Topography and soil content contribute to plant community composition and structure in subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forests26
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America26
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility25
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia24
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China24
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China24
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?24
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger24
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic23
Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot21
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera21
Comparative analysis of plastomes in Oxalidaceae: Phylogenetic relationships and potential molecular markers21
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest20
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions20
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group20
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)20
New taxa of tribe Gastrodieae (Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) from Yunnan, China and its conservation implication19
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses18
Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence18
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance16
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat16
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey16
Genomic diversity at the Glu-D1 locus in Aegilops tauschii reveals the origin of elite high-molecular-weight glutenin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)16
Phylogenetic estimation and morphological evolution of Alsineae (Caryophyllaceae) shed new insight into the taxonomic status of the genus Pseudocerastium16
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis15
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland15
Boechera or not? Genomic insights and taxonomic reassessment of the misclassified Asian species B. calcarea (Brassicaceae)15
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes15
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia14
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines14
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis14
Global patterns of fern species diversity: An evaluation of fern data in GBIF13
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data13
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity13
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands13
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review13
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes13
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau13
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield13
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China12
Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya, Northeast India12
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species12
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa11
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains11
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world11
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity11
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)11
Dendrogenomic resilience mechanisms of two endangered Mexican spruces11
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)11
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China11
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil11
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)10
Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus10
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium10
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world10
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species10
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation10
Different environmental factors drive tree species diversity along elevation gradients in three climatic zones in Yunnan, southern China10
Leaf physiological and anatomical responses of two sympatric Paphiopedilum species to temperature10
Inter-species mRNA transfer among green peach aphids, dodder parasites, and cucumber host plants10
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]10
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)10
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI10
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients10
Climate-driven environmental filtering determines hump-shaped elevational pattern of seed plant beta diversity in the central Himalayas9
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin9
Genomic signatures of local adaptation to precipitation and solar radiation in kiwifruit9
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China9
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)9
Effects of land-use types and the exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on plant diversity in human-transformed landscapes of the biosphere reserve, Jeju Island, Korea9
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera9
New patterns of the tree beta diversity and its determinants in the largest savanna and wetland biomes of South America9
Intercontinental comparison of phylogenetic relatedness in introduced plants at the transition from naturalization to invasion: A case study on the floras of South Africa and China8
Asymmetric migration dynamics of the tropical Asian and Australasian floras8
Coryphoid palms from the K-Pg boundary of central India and their biogeographical implications: Evidence from megafossil remains8
The worldwide allometric relationship in anatomical structures for plant roots8
Borana rangeland of southern Ethiopia: Estimating biomass production and carrying capacity using field and remote sensing data8
Repellent, larvicidal and adulticidal activities of essential oil from Dai medicinal plant Zingiber cassumunar against Aedes albopictus8
Climatic adaptation and phylogenetic history shape the intra-specific variation of CSR strategies in a widespread grass8
Metabolome profiling of stratified seeds provides insight into the regulation of dormancy in Davidia involucrata8
Unraveling the evolutionary complexity of Lycoris: Insights into chromosomal variation, genome size, and phylogenetic relationships8
Phylogenetic incongruence in Cymbidium orchids8
Mapping the habitat suitability of Ottelia species in Africa8
Expeditionplus: The application of a gridded system in the integration of multidimensional environmental factors8
Oreocharis xieyongii, an unusual new species of Gesneriaceae from western Hunan, China8
Climate warming shortens the time interval between stem-girth and wood biomass production in twelve temperate tree species8
Seedling dynamics differ between canopy species and understory species in a tropical seasonal rainforest, SW China8
Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of flowering plants: Biodiversity hotspots and coldspots7
RBOHD, GLR3.3, and GLR3.6 cooperatively control wounding hypocotyl-induced systemic Ca2+ signals, jasmonic acid, and glucosinolates in Arabidopsis leaves7
Fossil fruits of Firmiana and Tilia from the middle Miocene of South Korea and the efficacy of the Bering land bridge for the migration of mesothermal plants7
New contributions to Goodyerinae and Dendrobiinae (Orchidaceae) in the flora of China7
Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of the mean genus age of liverworts in North America7
Conservation genomic investigation of an endangered conifer, Thuja sutchuenensis, reveals low genetic diversity but also low genetic load7
Resolving a nearly 90-year-old enigma: The rare Fagus chienii is conspecific with F. hayatae based on molecular and morphological evidence7
Root structure syndromes of four families of monocots in the Middle Urals7
Biogeographic affinity partly shapes woody plant diversity along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests7
Historical biogeography and evolutionary diversification of Lilium (Liliaceae): New insights from plastome phylogenomics7
Invasive alien plants in China: An update7
Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid transcriptionally regulate CuRe1 in cultivated tomato to activate resistance to parasitization by dodder Cuscuta australis7
Honoring a legend: Celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Heng Li7
Endemic medicinal plant distribution correlated with stable climate, precipitation, and cultural diversity6
Life forms affect beta-diversity patterns of larch forests in China6
Non-host plants: Are they mycorrhizal networks players?6
Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the complete plastid genomes and nuclear sequences reveal Daphne (Thymelaeaceae) to be non-monophyletic as current circumscription6
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 nobile6
Four new species and a new record of Orchidinae (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) from China6
Plastid RNA editing reduction accompanied with genetic variations in Cymbidium, a genus with diverse lifestyle modes6
The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success6
Comparative analysis of multiple hybrid zones of Rhododendron × duclouxii uncovered different potential evolutionary outcomes6
Drivers of the differentiation between broad-leaved trees and shrubs in the shift from evergreen to deciduous leaf habit in forests of eastern Asian subtropics6
An integrative approach clarifies species delimitation and biogeographic history of Debregeasia (Urticaceae)6
Comprehensive integration of single-cell transcriptomic data illuminates the regulatory network architecture of plant cell fate specification6
The third dimension of alpine plant leaf traits is related to cold-tolerance5
The life of Xuan Zhou, founding father of the Gastrodia elata cultivation and industry in China5
Plastid genome evolution of a monophyletic group in the subtribe Lauriineae (Laureae, Lauraceae)5
Genomic divergence and mutation load in the Begonia masoniana complex from limestone karsts5
AtWRKY75 positively regulates age-triggered leaf senescence through gibberellin pathway5
Plant use of water across soil depths regulates species dominance under nitrogen addition5
The chromosome-scale genome of black wolfberry (Lycium ruthenicum) provides useful genomic resources for identifying genes related to anthocyanin biosynthesis and disease resistance5
Conservation genomics provides insights into genetic resilience and adaptation of the endangered Chinese hazelnut, Corylus chinensis5
Megafossils of Betulaceae from the Oligocene of Qaidam Basin and their paleoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications5
Comparative analysis shows high level of lineage sorting in genomic regions with low recombination in the extended Picea likiangensis species complex5
Across two phylogeographic breaks: Quaternary evolutionary history of a mountain aspen (Populus rotundifolia) in the Hengduan Mountains5
Taxonomy notes on Vandeae (Orchidaceae) from China: Five new species and two new records5
Ceratopteris chunii and Ceratopteris chingii (Pteridaceae), two new diploid species from China, based on morphological, cytological, and molecular data5
Subgenome asymmetry of gibberellins-related genes plays important roles in regulating rapid growth of bamboos5
Neottia wuyishanensis (Orchidaceae: Neottieae), a new species from Fujian, China5
Species’ geographical range, environmental range and traits lead to specimen collection preference of dominant plant species of grasslands in Northern China5
Increased dependence on nitrogen-fixation of a native legume in competition with an invasive plant5
Progress in systematics and biogeography of Orchidaceae5
Molecular cytogenetic study on the plants of Elymus nutans with varying fertility on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau4
Quantitative nectar spur length governs nonrandom mating in a bee-pollinated Aquilegia species4
Geographical patterns and drivers of plant productivity and species diversity in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau4
Applying image clustering to phylogenetic analysis: A trial4
What do we know about treelines of the Anthropocene in High Asia?4
A revision of Dryopteris sect. Diclisodon (Dryopteridaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence with description of a new species4
Increased dependence on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition under carbon limitation by tree girdling4
Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar4
Morphological and genomic evidence for a new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from SW China4
Impacts of road networks on the geography of floristic collections in China4
Assessing the contributions of site and species to plant beta diversity in alpine grassland ecosystems4
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variations drive adaptive evolution to freezing stress in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved tree: Hexaploid wild Camellia oleifera4
Latitudinal patterns of tree β-diversity and relevant ecological processes vary across spatial extents in forests of southeastern China4
Potential distributional shifts in North America of allelopathic invasive plant species under climate change models4
Phylogenomic insights into Adenophora and its allies (Campanulaceae): Revisiting generic delimitation and hybridization dynamics4
Phylogenomics and integrative taxonomy reveal two new species of Amana (Liliaceae)4
From a bee's eye: Effects of UV bullseye size on reproductive success in a dioecious vine Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Cucurbitaceae)4
Allopolyploid origin and niche expansion of Rhodiola integrifolia (Crassulaceae)4
Plant invasions facilitated by suppression of root nutrient acquisition rather than by disruption of mycorrhizal association in the native plant4
Stage-dependent shifts in native and invasive traits mediate community invasibility in subtropical urban ecosystems4
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