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Rapid radiation of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) during Pliocene and Pleistocene: Result of a global climate change by Janssens, Steven B., Knox, Eric B., Huysmans, Suzy, Smets, Erik F., Merckx, Vincent S.F.T.

“…Impatiens comprises more than 1000 species and is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution, yet most of its…”
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Biodiversity priority areas and conservation strategies for seed plants in China by Yang, Xudong, Zhang, Wendi, Qin, Fei, Yu, Jianghong, Xue, Tiantian, Huang, Yunfeng, Xu, Weibin, Wu, Jianyong, Smets, Erik F., Yu, Shengxiang

“…China is known for its abundant plant resources, but biodiversity conservation faces unprecedented challenges. To provide feasible suggestions for sustainable…”
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Ancient Gondwana break-up explains the distribution of the mycoheterotrophic family Corsiaceae (Liliales) by Mennes, Constantijn B., Lam, Vivienne K. Y., Rudall, Paula J., Lyon, Stephanie P., Graham, Sean W., Smets, Erik F., Merckx, Vincent S. F. T.

“…Aim: Many plant families have a disjunct distribution across the southern Pacific Ocean, including the mycoheterotrophic family Corsiaceae, which provides a…”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Necklace Orchids is Phylogenetically Clustered and can be Predicted With a Biological Response Method by Wati, Richa Kusuma, de Graaf, Esmée F, Bogarín, Diego, Heijungs, Reinout, van Vugt, Rogier, Smets, Erik F, Gravendeel, Barbara

“…Necklace orchids (Coelogyninae, Epidendroideae) have been used in traditional medicine practices for centuries. Previous studies on a subset of unrelated…”
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New insights in the long-debated evolutionary history of Triuridaceae (Pandanales) by Mennes, Constantijn B., Smets, Erik F., Moses, Sainge N., Merckx, Vincent S.F.T.

“…[Display omitted] •Triuridaceae most likely descended from the second major split in Pandanales.•Tribes within Triuridaceae (Triurideae, Sciaphileae, and…”
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Phylogenetic relationships of the mycoheterotrophic genus Voyria and the implications for the biogeographic history of Gentianaceae by Merckx, Vincent S.F.T, Kissling, Jonathan, Hentrich, Heiko, Janssens, Steven B, Mennes, Constantijn B, Specht, Chelsea D, Smets, Erik F

“…• Premise of the study: The angiosperm family Gentianaceae comprises over 1700 species in 91 genera. Gentianaceae are distributed worldwide, but most species…”
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Orchid Fruit Development by Dirks-Mulder, Anita, Ahmed, Israa, Uit Het Broek, Mark, Krol, Louie, Menger, Nino, Snier, Jasmijn, van Winzum, Anne, de Wolf, Anneke, Van't Wout, Martijn, Zeegers, Jamie J, Butôt, Roland, Heijungs, Reinout, van Heuven, Bertie Joan, Kruizinga, Jaco, Langelaan, Rob, Smets, Erik F, Star, Wim, Bemer, Marian, Gravendeel, Barbara

“…Efficient seed dispersal in flowering plants is enabled by the development of fruits, which can be either dehiscent or indehiscent. Dehiscent fruits open at…”
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Evolution of mycoheterotrophy in Polygalaceae: The case of Epirixanthes by Mennes, Constantijn B., Moerland, Michelangelo S., Rath, Magnus, Smets, Erik F., Merckx, Vincent S. F. T.

“…• Premise of the study: The mycoheterotrophic lifestyle has enabled some plant lineages to obtain carbon from their mycorrhizal symbionts. The…”
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Diversification of myco-heterotrophic angiosperms: evidence from Burmanniaceae by Merckx, V, Chatrou, L.W, Lemaire, B, Sainge, M.N, Huysmans, S, Smets, E.F

“…Myco-heterotrophy evolved independently several times during angiosperm evolution. Although many species of myco-heterotrophic plants are highly endemic and…”
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The relationship between nectaries and floral architecture: a case study in Geraniaceae and Hypseocharitaceae by Jeiter, Julius, Hilger, Hartmut H., Smets, Erik F., Weigend, Maximilian

“…Flowers of Geraniaceae and Hypseocharitaceae are generally considered as morphologically simple. However, previous studies indicated complex diversity in…”
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Evolution of pollination syndromes and corolla symmetry in Balsaminaceae reconstructed using phylogenetic comparative analyses by Ruchisansakun, Saroj, Mertens, Arne, Janssens, Steven B, Smets, Erik F, van der Niet, Timotheüs

“…Floral diversity as a result of plant-pollinator interactions can evolve by two distinct processes: shifts between pollination systems or divergent use of the…”
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Orchids reduce attachment of herbivorous snails with leaf trichomes by Wati, Richa Kusuma, Gravendeel, Barbara, Langelaan, Rob, van Heuven, Bertie Joan, Claessens, Jean, Kleynen, Jacques, Smets, Erik F, de Winter, Anton J, van der Meijden, Arie

“…Protective structures in the epidermis are essential for land plants to defend themselves against herbivores. In this study, we investigated the effect of…”
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Dispersing towards Madagascar: Biogeography and evolution of the Madagascan endemics of the Spermacoceae tribe (Rubiaceae) by Janssens, Steven B., Groeninckx, Inge, De Block, Petra J., Verstraete, Brecht, Smets, Erik F., Dessein, Steven

“…[Display omitted] •Two colonization events shaped the herbaceous Spermacoceae endemics on Madagascar.•Colonization of Madagascar by Spermacoceae occurred from…”
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Thismia americana, the 101st Anniversary of a Botanical Mystery by Merckx, Vincent S. F. T., Smets, Erik F.

“…Premise of research. One hundred and one years ago,Thismia americanawas discovered in a prairie near Chicago in the United States. This tiny mycoheterotrophic…”
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Pollination of Specklinia by nectar-feeding Drosophila: the first reported case of a deceptive syndrome employing aggregation pheromones in Orchidaceae by Karremans, Adam P., Pupulin, Franco, Grimaldi, David, Beentjes, Kevin K., Butôt, Roland, Fazzi, Gregorio E., Kaspers, Karsten, Kruizinga, Jaco, Roessingh, Peter, Smets, Erik F., Gravendeel, Barbara

“…The first documented observation of pollination in Pleurothallidinae was that of Endrés, who noticed that the 'viscid sepals' of Specklinia endotrachys were…”
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The biogeographical history of the interaction between mycoheterotrophic Thismia (Thismiaceae) plants and mycorrhizal Rhizophagus (Glomeraceae) fungi by Merckx, Vincent S. F. T., Gomes, Sofia I. F., Wapstra, Mark, Hunt, Colin, Steenbeeke, Greg, Mennes, Constantijn B., Walsh, Neville, Smissen, Rob, Hsieh, Tsung-Hsin, Smets, Erik F., Bidartondo, Martin I.

“…Aim Achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic plants and mycorrhizal fungi often have highly specific interactions that potentially limit the plants' distribution and…”
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Exploring the evolutionary origin of floral organs of Erycina pusilla, an emerging orchid model system by Dirks-Mulder, Anita, Butôt, Roland, van Schaik, Peter, Wijnands, Jan Willem P M, van den Berg, Roel, Krol, Louie, Doebar, Sadhana, van Kooperen, Kelly, de Boer, Hugo, Kramer, Elena M, Smets, Erik F, Vos, Rutger A, Vrijdaghs, Alexander, Gravendeel, Barbara

“…Thousands of flowering plant species attract pollinators without offering rewards, but the evolution of this deceit is poorly understood. Rewardless flowers of…”
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plastid DNA phylogeny of tribe Miliuseae: Insights into relationships and character evolution in one of the most recalcitrant major clades of Annonaceae by Chaowasku, Tanawat, Thomas, Daniel C, van der Ham, Raymond W. J. M, Smets, Erik F, Mols, Johan B, Chatrou, Lars W

“…• Premise of the study: Tribe Miliuseae (∼25 genera and ∼510 species) includes a substantial part of the species and generic diversity in the pantropical…”
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Mycoheterotrophic interactions are not limited to a narrow phylogenetic range of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by MERCKX, VINCENT S. F. T, JANSSENS, STEVEN B, HYNSON, NICOLE A, SPECHT, CHELSEA D, BRUNS, THOMAS D, SMETS, ERIK F

“…The majority of achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic plant species associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Previous studies have shown that some…”
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Floral specialization for different pollinators and divergent use of the same pollinator among co‐occurring Impatiens species (Balsaminaceae) from Southeast Asia by Ruchisansakun, Saroj, Tangtorwongsakul, Pornpimon, Cozien, Ruth J., Smets, Erik F., Niet, Timotheüs

“…Floral variation among closely related species is thought to often reflect differences in pollination systems. Flowers of the large genus Impatiens are…”
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