Shifts in reproductive strategies in the evolutionary trajectory of plant lineages.

Understanding the maintenance and shift in reproductive strategies is a fundamental question in evolutionary research. Although many efforts have been made to compare different reproductive strategies, the association between reproductive strategies and lineage divergence is largely unknown. To explore the impact of different reproductive strategies on lineage divergence, we investigated the evolution of clonality in Saxifraga sect.

ABO and Rhesus blood groups and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies.

Background: Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood groups and various health outcomes. However, a comprehensive evaluation of the robustness of these associations is still lacking.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, and several regional databases from their inception until Feb 16, 2024, with the aim of identifying systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies exploring associations between ABO and Rh blood groups and diverse health outcomes.

Taxonomic resurrection of Saxifraga lancangensis (Saxifragaceae).

Background: Accurate species delimitation is fundamental for testing evolutionary theory and provides essential implications for conservation management. The arctic-alpine genus Saxifraga L. (Saxifragaceae) is taxonomically complex and many species have not been critically assessed.

(Papaveraceae): A new species from Xizang, China, based on plastome and morphological data.

A new species of Papaveraceae, , in the section , is described and illustrated from Nyingchi City, Xizang, China. The new species has some resemblance to , but differs by radical leaves prominent, usually several, blade tripinnate (vs. insignificant, few, blade bi- to triternate); cauline leaf usually one, much smaller than radical leaves, usually situated in lower half of stem (vs.

An updated classification for the hyper-diverse genus Corydalis (Papaveraceae: Fumarioideae) based on phylogenomic and morphological evidence.

The genus Corydalis, with ca. 530 species, has long been considered taxonomically challenging because of its great variability. Previous molecular analyses, based on a few molecular markers and incomplete taxonomic sampling, were clearly inadequate to delimit sections and subgenera.

A re-examination of the circumscription of (Saxifragaceae).

In the account of Engl. & Irmsch., eight synonyms were attributed to it and one variant, recognized as Gornall & Ohba, was split from it.

 (Asteraceae), a new species from Guizhou, China.

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Taxonomic identity of (Papaveraceae).

and are recognised as separate species in "Flora of China" and the latest plant list. However, based on the examination of type specimens and field investigations, is shown to be conspecific with . As a result, is synonymised with in this study.

(Saxifragaceae), an unusual new species from Guangxi, China.

, a remarkable new species of the genus Saxifragasect.Irregulares (Saxifragaceae) from Guangxi, is described and illustrated herein. This new species morphologically differs from all known S.

(Brassicaceae), a new species from China, with a re-evaluation of the complex.

, from Qinghai and Tibet (China), is described and illustrated. Morphological and molecular data indicate that is closely related to , from which it is easily distinguished by the densely hirsute (vs. glabrous or sparsely pubescent), elliptic to ovate-lanceolate (vs.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Asteraceae).

is an alpine medical plant that is distributed in the alpine screes of China, Bhutan, and India. Here, we identified the complete chloroplast genome of . The complete genome size is 152,462 bp, which consists of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 84,125 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,561 bp, a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 24,888 bp each.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Actinidiaceae).

A complete chloroplast genome of , an endemic shrub in China, was sequenced and identified. The length of genome is 156,573 bp, and the GC content is 37.3%.

(Fabaceae), a new species from Hubei, Central China.

Here we describe , a new species of Fabaceae from Central China (Hubei Province). Morphologically, is closely similar to , and , but differs in stem characters, with less conspicuous internodes; persistent herbaceous stipules; pale yellow to white corolla; and stipitate legumes, 3-5 mm with a long beak. Phylogenetic analysis, based on the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and two chloroplast markers ( and ), also identified as a new species, which is consistent with our morphological analyses.