Martin W. Callmander

TL;DR: A phylogenetic analysis of Sapindaceae based on eight DNA sequence regions from the plastid and nuclear genomes and including 85 of the 141 genera defined within the family confirms a high level of paraphyly and polyphyly at the subfamilial and tribal levels and even contest the monophyletic status of several genera.

TL;DR: The molecular dating analysis demonstrates that the radiation is too recent to be associated with the Gondwanan continental breakup, and Ancestral area reconstruction suggests that Exacum originated in Madagascar, and divergence dating suggests its origin was not before the Eocene.

TL;DR: An Eocene/Oligocene onset for the origin of the Madagascan generic endemic flora, with the majority arising in the Miocene or more recently is supported, de-emphasize the importance of the Gondwanan break-up on the evolution of the flora.

TL;DR: Analysis of field data and information from herbarium collections for members of the plant family Pandanaceae showed how risk of extinction assessments can inform conservation planning, and found centres of richness and rarity as well as gaps in Madagascar's existing protected area network.

TL;DR: Sufficient data are available for preliminary assessment of nearly all species, thereby limiting the number that must be relegated to "data deficient" status (DD), and the taxonomic community can play a unique role in fulfilling the GSPC goals, but the authors must act quickly.