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Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

#2

Critically Endangered

Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

Araceae

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

#11

Endangered

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

Gomortegaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

#15

Endangered

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

Rosaceae

Petenaea cordata Lundell

#24

Endangered

Petenaea cordata Lundell

Petenaeaceae

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Inga xalapensis Benth.

SPECIES

Fabaceae Inga xalapensis Benth.

Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

SPECIES

Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying

SPECIES

Berberidaceae Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying

Recent Publications

Differences in functional traits and drought tolerance between heteromorphic leaves of Artemisia tridentata seedlings, a keystone species from a semiarid shrubland

Marcelo Serpe, Jacob Venable, Sven Buerki

2025

AoB PLANTS

A piece of the Piper puzzle: Systematics of Piper section Enckea, a Neotropical section in a giant genus

Cara Hastings, Emma Casselman, Christopher Davidson et al.

2024

Systematic Botany

A single widespread species or multiple narrow endemics: a search for boundaries within the Piper amalago complex (Piperaceae)

James F. Smith, Cara Hastings, Christopher Davidson et al.

2026

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution