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View article: Equipping the next generation of plant taxonomists: Insights and recommendations
Equipping the next generation of plant taxonomists: Insights and recommendations Open
Plant taxonomy underpins biodiversity research and conservation, but global disparities in training and resources hinder progress, especially in biodiversity-rich regions. Through a global survey of taxonomists and trainers, we reveal that…
View article: How threatened are orchids? A review of the state of play and identification of gaps and priorities
How threatened are orchids? A review of the state of play and identification of gaps and priorities Open
Orchidaceae, one of the largest plant families, have been predicted in several analyses to be under a higher level of threat than angiosperms as a whole. Despite this, compared to many other major groups of animals and plants, orchids are …
View article: Big angiosperm genera are priorities for conservation
Big angiosperm genera are priorities for conservation Open
Species in big angiosperm genera (≥500 species) tend to be less well-known than those in smaller genera. Consequently, species in big genera are underrepresented in conservation at all levels, from analyses to actions. However, emerging ev…
View article: 300 billion years of angiosperm evolution at risk of extinction
300 billion years of angiosperm evolution at risk of extinction Open
Extinction results in not only loss of species, but also loss of the unique evolutionary history that they represent and the irreplaceable features they exhibit. There is broad consensus regarding the necessity to optimise the preservation…
View article: Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modelling
Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modelling Open
Summary In plant science research and modelling, particularly from the northern hemisphere, the terms ‘needle‐leaved’ and ‘conifer’ along with ‘broad‐leaved’ and ‘angiosperm’ are often used synonymously, creating the false dichotomy that c…
View article: Knowledge gaps in legume diversity and distribution and prospects for future research
Knowledge gaps in legume diversity and distribution and prospects for future research Open
Despite significant advancements in legume (Leguminosae or Fabaceae) taxonomy, biogeography and phylogenetics, substantial knowledge gaps persist, limiting our ability to understand their diversity, evolutionary history and conservation ne…
View article: Genome size is positively correlated with extinction risk in herbaceous angiosperms
Genome size is positively correlated with extinction risk in herbaceous angiosperms Open
Summary Angiosperms with large genomes experience nuclear‐, cellular‐, and organism‐level constraints that may limit their phenotypic plasticity and ecological niche, which could increase their risk of extinction. Therefore, we test the hy…
View article: A new species of Lasjia (Proteaceae) from Sulawesi: Lasjia griseifolia Utteridge & Brambach
A new species of Lasjia (Proteaceae) from Sulawesi: Lasjia griseifolia Utteridge & Brambach Open
Summary Lasjia griseifolia Utteridge & Brambach, a member of the Proteaceae, is described and illustrated as a new species from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The new species is similar to L. erecta , also from Sulawesi, and morphologi…
View article: Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation
Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation Open
Summary More than 70% of all vascular plants lack conservation status assessments. We aimed to address this shortfall in knowledge of species extinction risk by using the World Checklist of Vascular Plants to generate the first comprehensi…
View article: The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate
The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate Open
Summary Angiosperms, which inhabit diverse environments across all continents, exhibit significant variation in genome sizes, making them an excellent model system for examining hypotheses about the global distribution of genome size. Thes…
View article: Re‐evaluating the importance of threatened species in maintaining global phytoregions
Re‐evaluating the importance of threatened species in maintaining global phytoregions Open
Summary Anthropogenic introductions are known to be changing the structure of global phytogeographical regions (phytoregions), but previous studies have been limited by incomplete or biased data sets that are likely to underestimate the im…
View article: Genome size is positively correlated with extinction risk in herbaceous angiosperms
Genome size is positively correlated with extinction risk in herbaceous angiosperms Open
Summary Angiosperms with large genomes experience nuclear-, cellular- and organism-level constraints that may limit their phenotypic plasticity and ecological niche. These constraints have been documented to vary across lineages, life-hist…
View article: Extinction risk predictions for the world’s flowering plants to support their conservation
Extinction risk predictions for the world’s flowering plants to support their conservation Open
Summary More than 70% of all vascular plants lack conservation status assessments. We aimed to address this shortfall in knowledge of species extinction risk by using the World Checklist of Vascular Plants to generate the first comprehensi…
View article: Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction
Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction Open
This article is part of the Special Collection ‘Global plant diversity and distribution’. See https://www.newphytologist.org/global-plant-diversity for more details.
View article: Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction
Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction Open
Many thousands of plant species remain unknown to science, most being range-restricted and/or rare – both factors that increase extinction risk. Here, we show that more than 75% of species described after 2020 would qualify as threatened i…
View article: Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction
Three in four undescribed plant species are threatened with extinction Open
Many thousands of plant species remain unknown to science, most being range-restricted and/or rare – both factors that increase extinction risk. Here, we show that more than 75% of species described after 2020 would qualify as threatened i…
View article: <scp>r</scp>WCVP: a companion R package for the World Checklist of Vascular Plants
<span>r</span>WCVP: a companion R package for the World Checklist of Vascular Plants Open
Summary The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) is an extremely valuable resource that is being used to address many fundamental and applied questions in plant science, conservation, ecology and evolution. However, databases of this …
View article: The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate
The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate Open
Summary Angiosperms, which inhabit diverse environments across all continents, exhibit significant variation in genome sizes, making them an excellent model system for examining hypotheses about the global distribution of genome size. Thes…
View article: No cell is an island: characterising the leaf epidermis using<scp>epidermalmorph,</scp>a new R package
No cell is an island: characterising the leaf epidermis using<span>epidermalmorph,</span>a new R package Open
Summary The leaf epidermis is the interface between a plant and its environment. The epidermis is highly variable in morphology, with links to both phylogeny and environment, and this diversity is relevant to several fields, including phys…
View article: Conduit position and connectivity affect the likelihood of xylem embolism during natural drought in evergreen woodland species
Conduit position and connectivity affect the likelihood of xylem embolism during natural drought in evergreen woodland species Open
Background and Aims Hydraulic failure is considered a main cause of drought-induced forest mortality. Yet, we have a limited understanding of how the varying intensities and long time scales of natural droughts induce and propagate embolis…
View article: <scp>hyperoverlap</scp> : Detecting biological overlap in <i>n</i> ‐dimensional space
<span>hyperoverlap</span> : Detecting biological overlap in <i>n</i> ‐dimensional space Open
Comparative biological studies often investigate the morphological, physiological or ecological divergence (or overlap) between entities such as species or populations. Here we discuss the weaknesses of using existing methods to analyse pa…