Frontiers in Plant Science | Plant Systematics and Evolution

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Elongate dendritic phytoliths as indicators for cereal identification and domestication: exploring a 3D morphometric approach

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Rosalie M. Hermans
Mao Li
William H. Brightly
Timothy J. Gallaher
Wouter Smagghe
Hannah Lee
Leticia Arco
Lara Stas
Perseverence Savieri
Luc Vrydaghs

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1643447

1,764 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Dispersed repeats and inverted repeat expansion drive major plastomic rearrangements in Calliandra haematocephala (Leguminosae: Mimoseae)

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Libo Zhao
Kailun An
Wei Gu
Qing Lu
Ding-Jie Wang
Zuoying XiaHou
Rong Zhang
Ting-Shuang Yi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1673127

2,066 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Mitochondrial Genome of Isatis indigotica Reveals Repeat-Mediated Recombination and Phylogenetic Insights in Cruciferae

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Shaoshuai Yu
Meiling Qin
Emmanuel Fleming
Xun Gong
Min Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1655810

213 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Optimizing core collections for genetic studies: a worldwide flax germplasm case study

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Matthieu GOUY
Matthieu BOGARD
Faharidine MOHAMADI
Boris Brice Demenou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1675815

340 views

Editorial

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Editorial: Plant diversification driven by genome and chromosome evolution and its reproductive and environmental correlates

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Carmen Benítez-Benítez
Angelino Carta
Marcial Escudero
Enrique Maguilla
Santiago Martín-Bravo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1665681

1,134 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling suggest southward expansion of Morinda officinalis How in China

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Chaoyu Zhang
Miao Zhang
Xuehui Huang
Qingtong Lan
Hua Zhu
Yong Huang
Hui Tian

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1643733

946 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Molecular phylogenetic relationships based on chloroplast genomes of Zingiberaceae species: Insights into evolution and adaptation to extreme environments

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Tian Lu
Yebing Yin
Jinglin Luo
Jiao Chen
Yu Wu
Wu Zhang
Yiling Wei
Tao Yuan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1670568

1,605 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of six Periploca species from China provide insights into the distinction of members of this small medicinal genus

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Tian Shuai
Qianli Li
Jinlan Long
Xiaoqi Jiang
Linling Wei
Ning Ding
Wei Zhou
Zhikun Wu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1564539

2,179 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Sep 2025

Comparative genomics and Evolutionary Analyses of Sphaeropleales

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Qian Xiong
Luqin Zheng
Qi Zhang
Tianli Li
Lingling Zheng
Lirong Song

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1534646

1,876 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Comparative phylogeographic patterns and processes of the incipient brown seaweeds Sargassum polycystum and S. plagiophyllum around the Thai-Malay Peninsula

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Tong-Yun Zhang
Qi-Qi Wang
Zhong-Min Sun
Stefano G. A. Draisma
Zi-Min Hu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1673650

2,041 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Sep 2025

Biochemical Diversity in Allium Species: Key Metabolite Profiles for Breeding and Bioprospecting

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Ashwini Benke
Digambar Mokat
Vijay Mahajan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1618572

979 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Utilizing target capture sequencing to resolve the speciation history of Echinacea (Asteraceae)

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Chazz Jordan
James H. Leebens-Mack

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1602041

1,460 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Both morphological and molecular data are crucial for describing new species — a case study on the genus Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae)

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Zhi Xie
Nana Peng
Genglin Xie
Fang Wen
Hanghui Kong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1641488

1,926 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Population structure and genetic diversity of a coffee germplasm collection in China revealed by RAD-seq

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Xinlei Jiang
Cheng Liu
Guanrun Ma
Mingzhu Zhao
Meifang Li
Tianming Chen
Pingxiang Zhao
Jingmin Wang
Qin Luo
Tieying Guo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1629553

1,610 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Genetic structure and local adaptation of Nitraria sphaerocarpa populations from arid northwestern China

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Wenhui Ma
Jian Zhang
Haowen Tian
Yan Li
Hongxiang Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1623235

1,210 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of Oxytropis DC. species: new insights into genome evolution and phylogenomic implications

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Qin-Qin Li
Yan Niu
Zhi-Ping Zhang
Jun Wen
Chen-Yang Liao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1645582

1,930 views