1. Phylogeography of a rare orchid, Vexillabium yakushimense: comparison of populations in central Honshu and the Nansei Island chain, Japan

   • Ikuyo Saeki
   • Asako Kitazawa
   • Fumito Koike

   Original Article 29 June 2013 Pages: 1 - 12

   

2. A new variety of Musa velutina H. Wendl. & Drude (Musaceae) from Assam, North-East India

   • Alfred Joe
   • M. Sabu
   • P. E. Sreejith

   Original Article 07 June 2013 Pages: 13 - 17

   

3. A phylogenetic and morphological study of Polystachya sect. Superpositae (Orchidaceae) with description of a new species from Cameroon

   • Joanna Mytnik-Ejsmont
   • Dariusz L. Szlachetko
   • Marcin Górniak

   Original Article Open access 15 June 2013 Pages: 19 - 28

   

4. Morphological variation, genetic diversity and genome size of critically endangered Haberlea (Gesneriaceae) populations in Bulgaria do not support the recognition of two different species

   • Galya Petrova
   • Teodora Dzhambazova
   • Michael Möller

   Original Article 18 June 2013 Pages: 29 - 41

   

5. Morphological and molecular characterization of a new record of Isoëtes coromandelina subsp. coromandelina from Cambodia

   • Jongduk Jung
   • Youngil Ryu
   • Hong-Keun Choi

   Original Article 20 June 2013 Pages: 43 - 50

   

6. Phylogeographic patterns of the Aconitum nemorum species group (Ranunculaceae) shaped by geological and climatic events in the Tianshan Mountains and their surroundings

   • Xiao-Long Jiang
   • Ming-Li Zhang
   • Stewart C. Sanderson

   Original Article 16 June 2013 Pages: 51 - 61

   

7. The Bromeliaceae tank dweller Bromeliophila (Lejeuneaceae, Porellales) is a member of the Cyclolejeunea-Prionolejeunea clade

   • Jochen Heinrichs
   • Aleksandra Czumaj
   • Harald Schneider

   Original Article 04 July 2013 Pages: 63 - 73

   

8. Taxonomic status and phylogeny of Veratrum section Veratrum (Melanthiaceae) in Korea and Japan based on chloroplast and nuclear sequence data

   • Jin Ohk Kim
   • Minoru N. Tamura
   • Nam Sook Lee

   Original Article 27 June 2013 Pages: 75 - 89

   

9. Morphological and histochemical investigations on Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge (Orchidaceae) seeds

   • Mehmet Aybeke

   Original Article 02 July 2013 Pages: 91 - 97

   

10. Anatomical characteristics as taxonomic tools for the species of Curtia and Hockinia (Saccifolieae–Gentianaceae Juss.)

    • Valdnéa Casagrande Dalvi
    • Renata Maria Strozi Alves Meira
    • Aristéa Alves Azevedo

    Original Article 25 June 2013 Pages: 99 - 112

    

11. Genome size and karyotype diversity in Solanum sect. Acanthophora (Solanaceae)

    • F. E. Chiarini
    • F. F. Santiñaque
    • M. L. Las Peñas

    Original Article 04 July 2013 Pages: 113 - 125

    

12. Comparative foliar epidermal micromorphology of Southern African Strychnos L. (Loganiaceae): taxonomic, ecological and cytological considerations

    • Adekunle Adebowale
    • Yougasphree Naidoo
    • Ashley Nicholas

    Original Article 03 July 2013 Pages: 127 - 138

    

13. Genetic diversity among melon accessions from Iran and their relationships with melon germplasm of diverse origins using microsatellite markers

    • Mahmoud Raghami
    • Ana Isabel López-Sesé
    • Abdolkarim Kashi

    Original Article Open access 14 July 2013 Pages: 139 - 151

    

14. Genetic diversity and population structure of the mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus (Loranthaceae)

    • Guillermo C. Amico
    • Romina Vidal-Russell
    • Daniel Nickrent

    Original Article 10 July 2013 Pages: 153 - 162

    

15. Comparative molecular phylogenetics of Astragalus L. sections from Turkey with New World Astragalus species using nrDNA ITS sequences

    • Ayten Dizkirici
    • Murat Ekici
    • Zeki Kaya

    Original Article 12 July 2013 Pages: 163 - 175

    

16. The explosive pollination mechanism in Papilionoideae (Leguminosae): an analysis with three Desmodium species

    • Mercedes Alemán
    • Trinidad Figueroa-Fleming
    • Pablo Ortega-Baes

    Original Article 19 July 2013 Pages: 177 - 186

    

17. Myophily in the critically endangered umbelliferous plant Ostericum palustre Besser (Apiaceae)

    • Marcin Zych
    • Beata Michalska
    • Ewa Krasicka-Korczyńska

    Original Article Open access 12 July 2013 Pages: 187 - 196