David G. Frodin

TL;DR: It is argued that comparisons of size, phenomena, and processes will only be possible by comprehensive study of the lineages comprising these genera and their immediate historical relatives; uncritical lists or relatively limited samples are not enough.

TL;DR: A catalogue of the vascular flora of New Guinea indicates that this island is the most floristically diverse in the world, and that 68% of the species identified are endemic to New Guinea.

TL;DR: Results of phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid (trnL-trnF) DNA sequences indicate that Schefflera is markedly polyphyletic, comprising no fewer than five major clades distributed across the phylogenetic tree of Araliaceae.

TL;DR: A high-throughput sequencing approach which combines target capture and genome shotgun sequencing and shows the efficacy of the Angiosperms-353 probe kit in resolving both deep and shallow phylogenetic relationships finds strong support for most infrageneric morphological groupings, as currently circumscribed.