A new species of (Amaranthaceae) from the Indian subcontinent.

A new subshrubby C-species from the lowlands and foothills of India, Pakistan and SE Afghanistan, , is described and illustrated. Previously, it was incorrectly identified as auct. non C.

Biogeography and Systematics of the Genus (Amaranthaceae s.l.).

is a small genus of six species with a disjunct geographic range. Five species are present in Siberia, Central Asia, the Himalayas, and Tibet, whereas has been registered in the Central Caucasus only. species diversity is the highest in the Altai Mountains (four spp.

Evolutionary relationships, biogeography and morphological characters of (Molluginaceae), with special emphasis on the genus composition in Sub-Saharan Africa.

is a small genus of Molluginaceae with 8-10 species mostly distributed in the tropics of the World. Its composition and evolutionary relationships were poorly studied. A new molecular phylogeny constructed here using nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (, ) markers confirmed the monophyly of the genus.

sensu lato (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) - taxonomic reassessment in the light of new molecular phylogenetic and carpological analyses.

comprises 180-190 species and belongs to the subtribe Scorzonerinae. Its circumscription has long been the subject of debate and available molecular phylogenetic analyses affirmed the polyphyly of in its wide sense. We provide a re-evaluation of and other related genera, based on carpological (including anatomical) and extended molecular phylogenetic analyses.

A Rapid and Cost-Effective Method for DNA Extraction from Archival Herbarium Specimens.

Here we report a rapid and cost-effective method for the extraction of total DNA from herbarium specimens up to 50-90-year-old. The method takes about 2 h, uses AMPure XP magnetic beads diluted by PEG-8000- containing buffer, and does not require use of traditional volatile components like chloroform, phenol, and liquid nitrogen. It yields up to 4 µg of total nucleic acid with high purity from about 30 mg of dry material.