Integrative taxonomy has emerged as a cornerstone of modern plant systematics by combining multiple independent lines of evidence—including molecular markers, morphology, cytogenetics and ecological ...

Palynology, the study of pollen and spores, underpins many modern approaches to plant taxonomy by offering robust morphological markers that complement molecular and anatomical datasets. Central to ...

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