Historical reconstruction of climatic and elevation preferences and the evolution of cloud forest-adapted tree ferns in Mesoamerica [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background Cloud forests, characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover and fragmented distribution, are one of the most threatened habitats, especially in the Neotropics.
Victoria Sosa +3 more
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Fern Spores—“Ready-to-Use” Standards for Plant Genome Size Estimation Using a Flow Cytometric Approach [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Spores and pollen of plants were used as flow cytometric materials to efficiently infer genome sizes. Given this advantage, they hold great potential for various flow cytometric applications, particularly as plant genome size standards.
Sheng-Kai Tang +5 more
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Phylogenetic significance of the characteristics of simple sequence repeats at the genus level based on the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Cyatheaceae [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The simple sequence repeats (SSRs) of plant chloroplasts show considerable genetic variation and have been widely used in species identification and phylogenetic relationship determination.
Ming Zhu +5 more
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Complete chloroplast genome molecular structure, comparative and phylogenetic analyses of Sphaeropteris lepifera of Cyatheaceae family: a tree fern from China [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Sphaeropteris lepifera is a tree fern in the Cyatheaceae, a family that has played an important role in the evolution of plant systems. This study aimed to analyze the complete chloroplast genome of S.
Qingdi Hu +8 more
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Palynological analysis of Sphaeropteris gardneri (Cyatheaceae, Pteridophyta) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2010 The spore morphology and wall ultrastructure of Sphaeropteris gardneri (Hook.) R.M. Tryon from Brazil were analyzed with LM, SEM and TEM. The spores are trilete with an ornamentation formed of short low ridges with spines in their margins.
Gonzalo J. Marquez +2 more
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Complete chloroplast genome of Sphaeropteris brunoniana (Cyatheaceae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Illumina sequencing was employed to determine the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Sphaeropteris brunoniana (S. brunoniana), which is a relict fern. The cp genome of S. brunoniana is indeed a circular DNA molecule with 156,659 bp. It includes
Ming Zhu +6 more
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Actinostachys minuta, a new species of grass fern from Mindanao, Philippines [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2020 Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico (Schizaeaceae), from Mindanao, Philippines, is described herein as a new species. This species is distinguished from all other species of Actinostachys (grass ferns) by its notably short and narrow fronds ...
Victor B. Amoroso +2 more
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The scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae-Polypodiopsida) of Brazil [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2016 A synopsis of all scaly tree fern species (Cyatheaceae) occurring in Brazil is presented. We recognize 51 species in three genera [Sphaeropteris one species, Alsophila four species (one subspecies, two varieties), and Cyathea 45 species (one variety ...
Anna Weigand, Marcus Lehnert
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Population decline, potential habitat shifts, and growth reduction of the endangered tree fern Sphaeropteris lepifera in response to changing canopy density [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSphaeropteris lepifera, a rare and endangered species belonging to the family Cyatheaceae, is often referred to as a “living fossil” and possesses significant ornamental value. This study investigated the survival status of four wild S.
Xiaohua Ma +7 more
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Characterization and analysis of multi-organ full-length transcriptomes in Sphaeropteris brunoniana and Alsophila latebrosa highlight secondary metabolism and chloroplast RNA editing pattern of tree ferns [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Sphaeropteris brunoniana and Alsophila latebrosa are both old relict and rare tree ferns, which have experienced the constant changes of climate and environment. However, little is known about their high-quality genetic information and related
Yang Peng +4 more
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