OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Plant Systematics and Evolution is 1. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Genetics and evolutionary insights from Solanaceae genome sequences	15
Chemical analysis of floral scents in sympatric Ficus species: highlighting different compositions of floral scents in morphologically and phylogenetically close species	15
Microsatellites reveal high levels of genetic admixture in the natural populations of Laurus azorica, Lauraceae	11
A total evidence phylogeny sheds light on a new Vriesea (Tillandsioideae, Bromeliaceae) species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	11
Asymmetrical hybridization between Trillium apetalon and T. tschonoskii for the formation of a hybrid T. miyabeanum (Melanthiaceae)	10
Introgression of phylogeography lineages of Convolvulus gortschakovii (Convolvulaceae) in the northwest China	10
Colonization of the Southern Hemisphere by Sagina and Colobanthus (Caryophyllaceae)	9
Molecular and morphological data reveal a new species of Sclerorhachis (Compositae, Anthemideae) and the reassessment of another species of the genus	9
From East Asia to Beringia: reconstructed range dynamics of Geranium erianthum (Geraniaceae) during the last glacial period in the northern Pacific region	7
Ecological and evolutionary aspects of seed coat and seedling development in Juncus tenuis (Juncaceae, Poales)	7
Updated-extended molecular time and molecular phylogeny of Gundelia species native to Turkey	7
Stem anatomy of Grewia caffra (Malvaceae): an uncommon cambial variant in the order Malvales	7
Splitting Butia archeri (Arecaceae) of Brazilian central highlands: new taxonomical and conservation insights for Butia	6
Chemosystematics micromolecular evolutionary trends relevant to the Urticaceae family	6
Living at its dry limits: Tillandsiales in the Atacama Desert	6
Molecular analyses of the disjunctly distributed Osmunda regalis and O. japonica (Osmundaceae), with particular reference to introgression and hybridization	6
A novel saxicolous species of Circinaria (Megasporaceae, Ascomycota) from Pakistan	6
Autumn Leucojum autumnale and spring L. trichophyllum: the same flower type for different seasons with a different pollination scenario	6
Setting the evolutionary timeline: Tillandsia landbeckii in the Chilean Atacama Desert	6
Effect of hybridization on the morphological differentiation of the red oaks Quercus acutifolia and Quercus grahamii (Fagaceae)	6
Palynological study of Asian Thismia (Thismiaceae: Dioscoreales) reveals an unusual pollen type	5
Phylogeography of Semenovia malcolmii, an endemic species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	5
What explains the variation in length of stamens and styles in a pollen flower? a study exemplified by Macairea radula (Melastomataceae)	5
An unexpected case of wind pollination: ambophily in an ornithophilous tropical mountaintop Orobanchaceae	5
Phylogenetic relationships and divergence time of Hydrangea sect. Macrophyllae (Hydrangeaceae) revealed by genome-wide SNPs	5

Establishment of polyploidy in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus	5
Phylogeny and the evolutionary origins of myrmecophytism in the Neonauclea clade (Rubiaceae) revisited, with particular emphasis on the Philippine lineages	4
Cytogeography of Gagea bohemica (Liliaceae) outside the Mediterranean: two ploidy levels, spatial differentiation of cytotypes, and occurrence of mixed-ploidy populations	4
Systematics of the Iranian genera Aphanopleura, Demavendia, Haussknechtia, Psammogeton, and Zeravschania (Apiaceae tribe Pimpinelleae)	4
Retraction Note: Morphological and molecular characterization of Thamnocalamus spathiflorus subsp. spathiflorus at population level	4
The European species of Ribes subg. Ribes: population genetic testing of classical systematics	4
Morphoanatomy and phylogenetics reveals a distinct species of Oxalis sect. Polymorphae (Oxalidaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest	4
Soil bacterial community structure of fog‐dependent Tillandsia landbeckii dunes in the Atacama Desert	4
Organization of morphological and genetic diversity in Passiflora series Laurifoliae (Passifloraceae)	4
Genetic variation and differentiation of Quercus variabilis populations at phosphate and non-phosphate rock sites in southwestern China	4
Phylogeny of Globba section Nudae and taxonomic revision of the new Globba subsection Pelecantherae	4
Mimosa brevicalyx (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae): a new species based on molecular, anatomical, and morphological data	4
Chloroplast phylogenies of Australasian Gleichenia ferns (Gleicheniaceae) reveal incongruence with current taxonomy, and frequent long-distance dispersal	4
Taxonomy, systematics and conservation of the highly threatened and endemic Mexican genus Tridimeris (Annonaceae)	4
For the birds? Contrasting pollination and breeding systems of the paintbrush lilies Scadoxus puniceus and S. membranaceus (Amaryllidaceae)	4
Genetic structure of interspecific hybridization between the long corolla tube species, Isodon longitubus, and its short corolla tube congener, I. inflexus	3
Phylogeography and classification of Dusty Miller (Spyridium parvifolium; Rhamnaceae): a morphologically variable shrub from south-east Australia	3
Variation in self-incompatibility and interspecific compatibility in a lineage of the mostly self-compatible genus Bulbophyllum (B. sect. Micranthae–Orchidaceae)	3
Comparative cross-species analysis of Glycine BBX gene family reveals lineage-specific evolution and expansion	3
Effective seedbank management to ensure food security and preserve biodiversity	3
Morphometric analysis of the Saccharum complex (Poaceae, Andropogoneae)	3
Molecular species delimitation reveals underestimated diversity in the tree genus Nothapodytes (Icacinaceae)	3
The evolutionary history of Fouquieriaceae (Ericales): biogeography, growth habit, habitat colonization, and chromosome evolution	3
Sectional polyphyly and morphological homoplasy in Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae): consequences for the taxonomy of a mega-diverse genus	3
Hybridization may endanger the rare North Apennine endemic Cirsium bertolonii	3
Leaf wax composition and distribution of Tillandsia landbeckii reflects moisture gradient across the hyperarid Atacama Desert	3
Flower symmetry in Saxifraga revisited	3
Evolutionary origin and systematic position of Euphorbia normannii (Euphorbiaceae), an intersectional hybrid and local endemic of the Stavropol Heights (Northern Caucasus, Russia)	3
Low seed fertility of hermaphrodites is maintained in a gynodioecious species throughout the distribution range in Japan	3
Cantharocybe habibii: a new species in the genus Cantharocybe	3
Pseudotulostoma volvatum (Elaphomycetaceae, Ascomycota) from an Amazonian white-sand forest in Brazil: odd and rare in the Neotropics?	3
Using morphometrics to distinguish the restinga and cerrado ecotypes of wild Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae): a preliminary study in northeastern Brazil	3
Taxonomy and phylogeny reveal two novel species of genus Lepiota (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Punjab, Pakistan	3
Vegetative organs morphological plasticity of Ludwigia grandiflora in flooded and flood-free habitats	3
Selected perennial plants do provide convenient standards for the determination of genome sizes with flow cytometry	2
Phylogenetic position of Dorema within Ferula (Apiaceae)	2
Dwarfism of Ficus microcarpa in the Ryukyu islands, Okinawa, Japan	2
Correction to: Terpene synthase genes in Melaleuca alternifolia: comparative analysis of lineage‑specific subfamily variation within Myrtaceae	2
Cryptic intraspecific diversity of a polyploid complex of Abildgaardia ovata (Cyperaceae)	2
Artificial crossing and pollen tracking reveal new evidence of hybridization between sympatric Platanthera species	2
The fossil pollen record of Hamamelidaceae in the Iberian Peninsula	2
Climate and coastal low-cloud dynamic in the hyperarid Atacama fog Desert and the geographic distribution of Tillandsia landbeckii (Bromeliaceae) dune ecosystems	2
Haplotype diversity patterns in Quercus suber (Fagaceae) inferred from cpDNA sequence data	2
Distribution patterns, ecological niche and conservation status of endemic Tillandsia purpurea along the Peruvian coast	2
Intraspecific variation of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) in the Huasteca region, San Luis Potosí, Mexico: morphometry of floral labellum	2
Diversity of RNA editing in chloroplast transcripts across three main plant clades	2
Molecular and morphological support for transferring the tropical African species of Gnidia to Lasiosiphon (Thymelaeaceae: Thymelaeoideae) and a worldwide synopsis of the species	2
Floral ontogeny and secretory structures of Discolobium pulchellum and Riedeliella graciliflora (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Dalbergieae): two closely related genera with diverging floral morphology	2
Genetic diversity and population structure of Aechmea distichantha (Bromeliaceae), a widely geographically distributed species in South America	2
Unequal stability of different parts in the flag blossom (Leguminosae) with notes on factors affecting variability of pentamerous pentacyclic angiosperm flowers	2

A new species of the genus Verrucaria (lichenized Ascomycetes: Verrucariaceae) from Kohistan district, Pakistan	2
Nectar characteristics of hummingbird-visited ornithophilous and non-ornithophilous flowers from Cerrado, Brazil	2
Phylogenetic inferences using nuclear ribosomal ITS and chloroplast sequences provide insights into the biogeographic origins, diversification timescales and trait evolution of Rubus in the Japanese A	2
Exocarp structure in the genus Atraphaxis (Polygonaceae, Polygoneae)	2
Pluteus brunneoalbus, a new species, and P. sepiicolor, a new record for China	2
Spatial genetic structure in the Madeiran endemic Dactylorhiza foliosa (Orchidaceae)	2
The genetic structure of Hancornia speciosa (Apocynaceae) reveals two botanical varieties	2
Obtusifoliaceae, a new family of leafy liverworts to accommodate Konstantinovia, newly described from the Hengduan Mts. (South China) and Obtusifolium (Cephaloziineae, Marchantiophyta)	2
Pollen morphology of heterostylous species in Piriqueta (Passifloraceae s.l.)	2
Gymnopilus rubellus sp. nov. from the coniferous forests of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan	2
Floristic and ecological insights into silica-scaled chrysophytes in southeastern Queensland, Australia	2
Biogeography of the Carpathians: towards a better understanding of biodiversity patterns	2
Combining X-ray micro-CT and microscopy-based images of two lianas species to derive structural, mechanical and functional relationships	1
Evolution of chromosome numbers in Cuphea (Lythraceae) reveals associations between morphological variation and polyploidy	1
Phylogeny and infrageneric classification of tulips	1
Low rates of apomixis and polyploidy in progeny of Thuringian Sorbus subgenus Tormaria	1
Intraindividual flower variation in distylous plants	1
Reproductive barriers and genetic differentiation between continental and island populations of Epidendrum fulgens (Orchidaceae)	1
Morpho-anatomical novelties of a dwarf Syagrus (Arecaceae) of canga: implications for ecology, conservation, and taxonomy	1
Reproductive biology of Malpighiaceae: How much do we know?	1
Breeding systems of four plant communities in the Venezuelan central plains	1
Petalostelma of Brazil and the initial evolution of Metastelmatinae (Apocynaceae)	1
‘New’ species are not always new: a case study of Ephedra sumlingensis and E. khurikensis (Ephedraceae)	1
Genetic diversity of Lilium candidum natural populations in Türkiye evaluated with ISSR and M13-tailed SSR markers	1
Revision of Rhynchoglossum (Gesneriaceae) in South India and Sri Lanka, reinstating R. scabrum based on a multi-sample molecular-morphological approach	1
Genome size variation in Deschampsia cespitosa sensu lato (Poaceae) in Eurasia	1
A new species of Memnoniella (Hypocreales, Stachybotryaceae), Memnoniella pseudodichroa, from the ancient subtropical giant fern Angiopteris lygodiifolia (Marattiaceae) in Taiwan	1
Identification of differential abundance of satellite DNA sequences in Asclepias (Apocynaceae): in-depth characterization of species-specific sequences	1
Chromosome numbers in Bolboschoenus (Cyperaceae) correspond to main morphotypes at a worldwide scale	1
New records of pollen tube shower in species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) suggest that autogamy may be the rule in the genus	1
Two new species of the genus Oxneriaria (lichenized Ascomycota: Megasporaceae) from Pakistan	1
Butterfly pollination in Platycoryne (Orchidaceae): evidence for a key pollinator shift in the large Habenaria clade	1
Elmerina and Protomerulius: novelties from Brazil based in morphological and molecular analyses	1
Correction: Genome size variation in Deschampsia cespitosa sensu lato (Poaceae) in Eurasia	1
Phylogenetic relationships and migration patterns of the Fargesia spathacea complex inferred from genomic data	1
Phenotypic integration of pollination traits in a distylous species with high intra-individual floral variation	1
A new species of Clavascidium (Verrucariales, Lichenized Ascomycota) from Pakistan and Spain, with remarks on the photosymbiont	1
History, evolution and domestication of garlic: a review	1
Festuca makutrensis (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Europe	1
Phylogenetic re-assessment of the delimitation of Plocama and its species relationships and limits (Rubiaceae, Putorieae): resurrection of the monospecific genus Aitchisonia and a description of trib.	1
Allopolyploidisation in a geological collision zone: on the origin of the tetraploid Anthemis cupaniana Nyman (Compositae, Anthemideae) in Sicily	1
Morphological variability, cytotype diversity, and cytogeography of populations traditionally called Dactylorhiza fuchsii in Central Europe	1
Pollen morphology of Ellisiophyllum and Sibthorpia (Plantaginaceae, tribe Sibthorpieae) and phylogenetics of the tribe	1
A new species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) endemic to the Brazilian Pampa and its phylogenetic affinities	1
A pentaploid endosperm and a Penaea-type embryo sac are likely synapomorphies of Azorella (Apiaceae, Azorelloideae)	1
Stamen and pollen development in Menispermaceae with contrasting androecium structure	1
Winter flowers for bees: reproductive biology of Trixis praestans (Asteraceae)	1