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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China271
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants107
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana85
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)72
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China71
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea61
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies58
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)54
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives49
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly38
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia36
Topography and soil content contribute to plant community composition and structure in subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forests35
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems35
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species34
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species33
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains32
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X29
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America29
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China29
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data27
An ethnobotanical study of forage plants in Zhuxi County in the Qinba mountainous area of central China24
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)23
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation23
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera22
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility22
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic22
Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot22
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China22
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group21
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?21
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger20
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China20
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia19
Comparative analysis of plastomes in Oxalidaceae: Phylogenetic relationships and potential molecular markers18
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat17
New taxa of tribe Gastrodieae (Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) from Yunnan, China and its conservation implication17
Phylogenetic estimation and morphological evolution of Alsineae (Caryophyllaceae) shed new insight into the taxonomic status of the genus Pseudocerastium17
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions16
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest16
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance15
Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence15
Dispersal and germination of winged seeds of Brandisia hancei, a shrub in karst regions of China15
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey14
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses14
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis13
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes13
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis13
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)13
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia13
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland13
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines12
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands12
Global patterns of fern species diversity: An evaluation of fern data in GBIF12
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes11
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau11
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China11
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity11
A preliminary phylogenetic study of Paraphlomis (Lamiaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence11
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data11
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world11
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review11
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species11
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains11
Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya, Northeast India10
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa10
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium10
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)10
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield10
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)10
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)10
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity10
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China10
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil10
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation10
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin9
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China9
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species9
Leaf physiological and anatomical responses of two sympatric Paphiopedilum species to temperature9
Different environmental factors drive tree species diversity along elevation gradients in three climatic zones in Yunnan, southern China9
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients9
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world9
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]9
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)9
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI9
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera9
Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus9
Inter-species mRNA transfer among green peach aphids, dodder parasites, and cucumber host plants8
Asymmetric migration dynamics of the tropical Asian and Australasian floras8
Climate-driven environmental filtering determines hump-shaped elevational pattern of seed plant beta diversity in the central Himalayas8
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)8
New patterns of the tree beta diversity and its determinants in the largest savanna and wetland biomes of South America8
Expeditionplus: The application of a gridded system in the integration of multidimensional environmental factors8
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
Mapping the habitat suitability of Ottelia species in Africa8
Oreocharis xieyongii, an unusual new species of Gesneriaceae from western Hunan, China8
Effects of land-use types and the exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on plant diversity in human-transformed landscapes of the biosphere reserve, Jeju Island, Korea8
Coryphoid palms from the K-Pg boundary of central India and their biogeographical implications: Evidence from megafossil remains7
The worldwide allometric relationship in anatomical structures for plant roots7
Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of the mean genus age of liverworts in North America7
Genomic signatures of local adaptation to precipitation and solar radiation in kiwifruit7
Metabolome profiling of stratified seeds provides insight into the regulation of dormancy in Davidia involucrata7
Seedling dynamics differ between canopy species and understory species in a tropical seasonal rainforest, SW China7
New contributions to Goodyerinae and Dendrobiinae (Orchidaceae) in the flora of China7
Repellent, larvicidal and adulticidal activities of essential oil from Dai medicinal plant Zingiber cassumunar against Aedes albopictus7
Borana rangeland of southern Ethiopia: Estimating biomass production and carrying capacity using field and remote sensing data7
Honoring a legend: Celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Heng Li7
Phylogenetic incongruence in Cymbidium orchids7
Resolving a nearly 90-year-old enigma: The rare Fagus chienii is conspecific with F. hayatae based on molecular and morphological evidence6
Conservation genomic investigation of an endangered conifer, Thuja sutchuenensis, reveals low genetic diversity but also low genetic load6
Root structure syndromes of four families of monocots in the Middle Urals6
An integrative approach clarifies species delimitation and biogeographic history of Debregeasia (Urticaceae)6
Endemic medicinal plant distribution correlated with stable climate, precipitation, and cultural diversity6
Historical biogeography and evolutionary diversification of Lilium (Liliaceae): New insights from plastome phylogenomics6
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 plants6
Invasive alien plants in China: An update6
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
Non-host plants: Are they mycorrhizal networks players?6
Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of flowering plants: Biodiversity hotspots and coldspots6
Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid transcriptionally regulate CuRe1 in cultivated tomato to activate resistance to parasitization by dodder Cuscuta australis6
Life forms affect beta-diversity patterns of larch forests in China6
Four new species and a new record of Orchidinae (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) from China6
The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success6
Plastid RNA editing reduction accompanied with genetic variations in Cymbidium, a genus with diverse lifestyle modes5
Comparative analysis of multiple hybrid zones of Rhododendron × duclouxii uncovered different potential evolutionary outcomes5
Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the complete plastid genomes and nuclear sequences reveal Daphne (Thymelaeaceae) to be non-monophyletic as current circumscription5
Taxonomy notes on Vandeae (Orchidaceae) from China: Five new species and two new records5
The life of Xuan Zhou, founding father of the Gastrodia elata cultivation and industry in China5
Progress in systematics and biogeography of Orchidaceae5
Ceratopteris chunii and Ceratopteris chingii (Pteridaceae), two new diploid species from China, based on morphological, cytological, and molecular data5
Comprehensive integration of single-cell transcriptomic data illuminates the regulatory network architecture of plant cell fate specification5
Comparative analysis shows high level of lineage sorting in genomic regions with low recombination in the extended Picea likiangensis species complex5
The chromosome-scale genome of black wolfberry (Lycium ruthenicum) provides useful genomic resources for identifying genes related to anthocyanin biosynthesis and disease resistance5
Subgenome asymmetry of gibberellins-related genes plays important roles in regulating rapid growth of bamboos5
Plant use of water across soil depths regulates species dominance under nitrogen addition5
Drivers of the differentiation between broad-leaved trees and shrubs in the shift from evergreen to deciduous leaf habit in forests of eastern Asian subtropics5
The third dimension of alpine plant leaf traits is related to cold-tolerance5
Species’ geographical range, environmental range and traits lead to specimen collection preference of dominant plant species of grasslands in Northern China5
Neottia wuyishanensis (Orchidaceae: Neottieae), a new species from Fujian, China5
Genomic divergence and mutation load in the Begonia masoniana complex from limestone karsts5
Megafossils of Betulaceae from the Oligocene of Qaidam Basin and their paleoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications4
AtWRKY75 positively regulates age-triggered leaf senescence through gibberellin pathway4
Geographical patterns and drivers of plant productivity and species diversity in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau4
Quantitative nectar spur length governs nonrandom mating in a bee-pollinated Aquilegia species4
From a bee's eye: Effects of UV bullseye size on reproductive success in a dioecious vine Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Cucurbitaceae)4
Plant invasions facilitated by suppression of root nutrient acquisition rather than by disruption of mycorrhizal association in the native plant4
Morphological and genomic evidence for a new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from SW China4
Across two phylogeographic breaks: Quaternary evolutionary history of a mountain aspen (Populus rotundifolia) in the Hengduan Mountains4
Plastid genome evolution of a monophyletic group in the subtribe Lauriineae (Laureae, Lauraceae)4
Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar4
Impacts of road networks on the geography of floristic collections in China4
Potential distributional shifts in North America of allelopathic invasive plant species under climate change models4
Increased dependence on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition under carbon limitation by tree girdling4
Conservation genomics provides insights into genetic resilience and adaptation of the endangered Chinese hazelnut, Corylus chinensis4
Genetic diversity and structure of the endemic and endangered species Aristolochia delavayi growing along the Jinsha River4
Increased dependence on nitrogen-fixation of a native legume in competition with an invasive plant4
Molecular cytogenetic study on the plants of Elymus nutans with varying fertility on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau4
A revision of Dryopteris sect. Diclisodon (Dryopteridaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence with description of a new species4
Latitudinal patterns of tree β-diversity and relevant ecological processes vary across spatial extents in forests of southeastern China4
Phylogenomics and integrative taxonomy reveal two new species of Amana (Liliaceae)4
Plastome and phylogenetic relationship of the woody buckwheat Fagopyrum tibeticum in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau3
Drought tolerance traits explain differential stem growth rates of evergreen and deciduous trees in a tropical karst forest3
Causes of heterozygosity excess: The case of Mexican populations of Populus tremuloides3
Effective palynological diversity indices for reconstructing angiosperm diversity in China3
Projected impacts of climate change on the habitat of Xerophyta species in Africa3
Taxonomic synopsis of Berberis (Berberidaceae) from the northern Hengduan mountains region in China, with descriptions of seven new species3
Evolutionary history of a desert perennial Arnebia szechenyi (Boraginaceae): Intraspecific divergence, regional expansion and asymmetric gene flow3
Allopolyploid origin and niche expansion of Rhodiola integrifolia (Crassulaceae)3
Development of genomic resources for Wenchengia alternifolia (Lamiaceae) based on genome skimming data3
The Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot for ferns: Updated phylogeny, hidden diversity, and biogeography of the java fern genus Leptochilus (Polypodiaceae)3
Pollination niche shifts in sympatric globular cacti Eriosyce: Consequences on reproductive isolation and species formation3
An online version and some updates of R package U.Taxonstand for standardizing scientific names in plant and animal species3
Pollination adaptations of group-by-group stamen movement in a meadow plant with temporal floral closure3
Applying image clustering to phylogenetic analysis: A trial3
What do we know about treelines of the Anthropocene in High Asia?3
A review of ethnobotanical studies reveals over 500 medicinal plants in Mindanao, Philippines3
Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in liverwort assemblages3
Plastid phylogenomics provides new insights into the systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae)3
Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils3
Plastid phylogenomics and biogeography of the medicinal plant lineage Hyoscyameae (Solanaceae)3
Phylogeny, character evolution, and classification of Selaginellaceae (lycophytes)3
The evolutionarily diverged single-stranded DNA-binding proteins SSB1/SSB2 differentially affect the replication, recombination and mutation of organellar genomes in Arabidopsis thaliana3
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variations drive adaptive evolution to freezing stress in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved tree: Hexaploid wild Camellia oleifera3
Human agricultural activities influence the flowering time of turnip in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau3
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