Jana Leong-Škorničková

TL;DR: Close evolutionary relationships among some cytotypes are suggested based on the similarity in homoploid genome sizes and geographical grouping, and a new species combination, Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo), is proposed.

TL;DR: The phylogeny and taxonomy of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) remain poorly understood, mainly due to extensive polyploidization and hybridization resulting in different levels of genetic and morphological variation among species and in blurred species boundaries.

TL;DR: The tropical ginger genus Amomum (Zingiberaceae) has always posed challenges for classification based on morphological characters, but recent molecular phylogenetic studies showed it to be paraphyletic with ginger-like characters.

TL;DR: The multiple topologies recovered among these lineages suggest that even large amounts of genomic data might not be able to fully resolve relationships at this phylogenetic depth, which could reflect an evolutionary history shaped by an explosive, rapid, and nearly simultaneous polychotomous radiation in this group of plants towards the end of the Cretaceous.