Publications
Here you find journal articles by members of our working group.
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Abbreviations of journals according to International Plant Names Index (www.IPNI.org)
2024
Rohwer, J.G. & van der Werff, H. 2024. An unusual new species of Persea (Lauraceae) from Ecuador. Novon 32: 130–134. https://doi.org/10.3417/2024908
Rohwer, J.G. 2024. Two new species of Ocotea (Lauraceae) from Cuba. Feddes Repertorium 00: 1–6. http://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.202400009
Rohwer, J.G., Zinser, J., Moraes, P.L.R. de & Trofimov, D. 2024. Affinities of the Ocotea (Lauraceae) species from Cuba. Feddes Repertorium 00: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.202400010
2023
Rohwer, J.G. & van der Werff, H. 2023. Two new species of Persea (Lauraceae) from Ecuador. Novon 31: 198–204. https://doi.org/10.3417/2023854
Renner, S.S., Poppendieck, H.H., Kadereit, J.W. & Rohwer, J.G. 2023. In Memoriam Klaus Kubitzki (1933-2022). Taxon 72: 466–467. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12895
2022
Yang, Z., Tan, C., Wei, Y.M., Rohwer, J.G., Liu, B. & Yang, Y. 2022. Floral morphology and phenology of Sassafras tzumu (Lauraceae). BMC Plant Biology 22: 327. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03714-6
Trofimov, D., Cadar, D., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Moraes, P.L.R. de & Rohwer, J.G. 2022. A comparative analysis of complete chloroplast genomes of seven Ocotea species (Lauraceae). Scientific Reports 12: 1120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04635-4
2021
Gang, Z., Liu, B., Rohwer, J.G., Ferguson, D.K. & Yang, Y. 2021. Leaf epidermal micromorphology defining the clades in Cinnamomum (Lauraceae). PhytoKeys 182: 125–148. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.182.67289
Trofimov, D. 2021. Erste virtuelle Europäische Alpenveilchen-Schau in Deutschland. Der Staudengarten 72(1): 46–53.
2020
Trofimov, D. 2020. The first Gesneriads Exhibition in Germany. Gesneriads 70(1): 11–14.
Trofimov, D. 2020. Die Gattung Streptocarpus. Gartenpraxis 01-2020: 56–59.
Trofimov, D. & Rohwer, J.G. 2020. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): an analysis with emphasis on the Old World taxa and description of the new genus Kuloa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 192: 510–535. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz088
2019
Trofimov, D. 2019. Первая в Германии выставка Геснериевых (The first Gesneriads exhibition in Germany). Uzambarskaja Fialka (African Violets) 6: 23–26.
Claudel, C. & Jackson, S. 2019. Propagation and thermogenic properties of Pseudohydrosme gabunensis Engl. (Araceae) and Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl. Aroideana 42 (2): 37–56.
Rohwer, J.G., Trofimov, D., Mayland-Quellhorst, E. & Albach, D. 2019. Incongruence of morphological determinations and DNA barcode sequences: a case study in Cinnamomum (Lauraceae). Willdenowia 49: 383–400. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.49.49309
Trofimov, D. 2019. 1. Ausstellung Gesneriengewächse im Botanischen Garten Hamburg. Der Staudengarten 70(4): 44–47.
Trofimov, D. 2019. Winterharte Gesneriengewächse – Teil 3. Der Staudengarten 70(4): 4–7.
Trofimov, D. 2019. Besondere Gesneriengewächse. Gartenpraxis 09-2019: 5.
Galloway, A., Luu, H.T., Malkmus-Hussein, B., Prehsler, D. & Claudel, C. 2019. Three New Species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Vietnam. Aroideana 42(1): 41–58.
Galloway, A., Prehsler, D. & Claudel, C. 2019. Another new miniature Amorphophallus (Araceae) species from Laos, the land of dwarf voodoo lilies. Aroideana 42(1): 59–69.
Galloway, A., Malkmus-Hussein, B., Prehsler, D. & Claudel, C. 2019. A new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Thailand (Kanchanaburi Province). Aroideana 42(1): 70–75.
Trofimov, D. 2019. Winterharte Gesneriengewächse – Teil 2. Der Staudengarten 70(3): 38–41.
Claudel, C., Lev-Yadun, S., Hetterscheid, W. & Schultz, M. 2019. Mimicry of lichens and cyanobacteria on tree-sized Amorphophallus petioles results in their masquerade as inedible tree trunks. Bot. J. Linn. Soc., boz014. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz014
Trofimov, D., Moraes, P.L.R. de & Rohwer, J.G. 2019. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): classification principles and reinstatement of Mespilodaphne. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190: 25–50. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz010
Trofimov, D. 2019. Winterharte Gesneriengewächse – Teil 1. Der Staudengarten 70(2): 17–23.
Zigelski, P., Rudolph, B., Oldeland, J., Lages, F., Jürgens, N. & Finckh, M. 2019. The tough, the wet and the hidden: Evolutionary strategies of a polyploid tropical tree in a changing environment. Perspect. Pl. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 38: 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2019.03.001
2018
Trofimov, D. & Rohwer, J.G. 2018. Epidermal features allowing identification of evolutionary lineages in the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae). Perspect. Pl. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 31: 17–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2017.12.003
Rohwer, J.G. 2018. A contribution to the pollen morphology of the Cryptocarya group (Lauraceae). Grana 57: 178–213. https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2017.1365374
2017
Rohde, R., Rudolph, B., Ruthe, K., Lorea Hernández, F.G., Moraes, P.L.R. de, Li, J. & Rohwer, J.G. 2017. Neither Phoebe nor Cinnamomum – the tetrasporangiate species of Aiouea (Lauraceae). Taxon 66: 1085–1111. https://doi.org/10.12705/665.6
Mo, Y.Q., Li, L., Li, J.W., Rohwer, J.G., Li, H.W. & Li, J. 2017. Alseodaphnopsis: A new genus of Lauraceae based on molecular and morphological evidence. PloS ONE 12(10): e0186545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186545
Zeng, G., Liu, B., Ferguson, D.K., Rohwer, J.G. & Yang, Y. 2017. Floral structure and ontogeny of Syndiclis (Lauraceae). PLoS ONE 12(10): e0186358. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186358
Heydel, F., Engels, J.G., Feigs, J.T., Vásquez, E., Rudolph, B., Rohwer, J.G. & Jensen, K. 2017. Adaptation to tidal flooding and rapid genetic divergence between a narrow endemic grass species and its widespread congener lead to an early stage of ecological speciation. Perspect. Pl. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 27: 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2017.05.001
Claudel, C., Buerki, S., Chatrou, L.W., Antonelli, A., Alvarez, N. & Hetterscheid, W. 2017. Large-scale phylogenetic analysis of Amorphophallus (Araceae) derived from nuclear and plastid sequences reveals new subgeneric delineation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 184: 32–45.
2016
Trofimov, D., Rudolph, B. & Rohwer, J.G. 2016. Phylogenetic study of the genus Nectandra (Lauraceae), and reinstatement of Damburneya. Taxon 65: 980–996. https://doi.org/10.12705/655.3.
Huang, J.-F., Li, L., van der Werff, H., Li, H. W., Rohwer, J.G., Crayn, D.M., Meng, H.-H., van der Merwe, M., Conran, J.G. & Li, J. 2016. Origins and evolution of cinnamon and camphor: a phylogenetic and historical biogeographical analysis of the Cinnamomum group (Lauraceae). Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 96: 33–44. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315003863
Geedicke, I., Schultz, M., Rudolph, B. & Oldeland, J. 2016. Phylogenetic clustering found in lichen but not in plant communities in European heathlands. Community Ecology 17: 216–224.
Niesler, I.M. 2016. Permanent open flowers in Nelia Schwantes, Aizoaceae – an approach to the secret. Bradleya 34: 136-139.
2015
Morden, C.W., Harbin, S.C., Rohwer, J.G., Portner, T. & Yorkston, M. 2015. Characterization of Hawaiian Cryptocarya (Lauraceae): Recognition of a critically endangered species and relation to non-Hawaiian congeners. Pacific Sci. 69: 103–115. https://doi.org/10.2984/69.1.8
Claudel, C. 2015. "Una pianta maravigliosa". DISA Newsletter 2: 5.
Claudel, C. 2015.Titanenwurz. DISA Newsletter 2: 2-4.
Jürgens, N., Vlieghe, K.E.P., Bohn, C., Erni, B., Gunter, F., Oldeland, J., Rudolph, B. & Picker, M. D. 2015. Weaknesses in the plant competition hypothesis for fairy circle formation and evidence supporting the sand termite hypothesis: Response to recent plant competition hypothesis. Ecological Entomology 40: 661-668. https://dx.doi.org/10.111/een.12266
2014
Rohwer, J.G., Moraes, P.L.R. de, Rudolph, B. & van der Werff, H. 2014. A phylogenetic analysis of the Cryptocarya group (Lauraceae), and relationships of Dahlgrenodendron, Sinopora, Triadodaphne, and Yasunia. Phytotaxa 158: 111–132. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.158.2.1
Hetterscheid, W.L.A. & Claudel, C. 2014. Endemic Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Madagascar: a revised key, a new species and molecular phylogeny. Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 55: 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1999-3110-55-2
Claudel, C. & Mangelsdorff , R. 2014. Hybridization of Amorphophallus — State of the unions. Aroideana 37: 72–79.
2013
Hartmann, H. E.K. & Niesler, I.M. 2013. A new morphological study in the genus Trichodiadema (Aizoaceae) permits the description of a new subgenus, T. subg. Gemiclausa. Bradleya 31: 58–75.
Claudel, C. 2013. Amorphophallus in the Hamburg Botanical Garden. Aroideana 36: 162–170.
Claudel, C., Galloway, A. & Mangelsdorff, R. 2013. Hybridization of Amorphophallus—State of affairs. Aroideana 36: 114–122.
Hetterscheid, W.L.A. & Claudel, C. 2013. Three new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Indochina. Aroideana 36: 87–92.
2012
Rohwer, J.G. 2012. Nectandra ovatocaudata, a new species of Lauraceae from Cajamarca, Peru. Novon 22: 220–222. https://doi.org/10.3417/2011099
Hartmann, H.E.K. & Niesler, I.M. 2012. A Gordian knot in Ruschioideae (Aizoaceae): Acrodon and Brianhuntleya in an attempt to disentangle the confusion. Bradleya 30/2012: 33–60.
Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Wistuba, A., Amoroso. V., Medecillo; M. & Claudel, C. 2012. Amorphophallus natolii (Araceae), a new species from limestone on Palawan, Philippines. Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 53:415–420. https://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bbas/content/2012/3/Bot533-14.pdf
Parolin, P., Rudolph, B., Bartel, S., Bresch, C. & Poncet, C. 2012. Worldwide invasion pathways of the South American Eichhornia crassipes. Acta Hort. 937: 1133–1140.
Thiede, J. & Niesler, I.M. 2012. Taxonomy of the Genus Gibbaeum (Aizoaceae) and clarification around Gibbaeum haagei, with a new species Gibbaeum hartmannianum. Haseltonia 18: 34–44.
Claudel, C., Mangelsdorff, R. & Hetterscheid, W.L.A. 2012. The first successful hybrid of Amorphophallus titanum. Aroideana 36: 81–85.
Galloway, A. & Claudel, C. 2012. Hybridization of Amorphophallus – state of the art. Aroideana 36: 103–108.
Hetterscheid, W.L.A. & Claudel, C. 2012. A new miniature Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Eastern Thailand. Aroideana 36: 47–50.
Hetterscheid, W. L. A. & Claudel, C. 2012. The end of Pseudodracontium N.E. Br. Aroideana 36: 40–46.
2011
Eiserhardt,W.L., Rohwer, J.G., Russell, S.J., Yesilyurt, J.C. & Schneider, H. 2011. Evidence for radiations of cheilanthoid ferns in the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Taxon 60: 1269–1283. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41317532.pdf
Li, L., Li, J., Rohwer, J.G., van der Werff, H., Wang, Z.H. & Li, H.W. 2011. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions. Amer. J. Bot. 98: 1520–1536. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1100006
2009
Rohwer, J.G., Li, J., Rudolph, B., Schmidt, S.A., van der Werff, H. & Li, H.W. 2009. Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Taxon 58: 1153–1167. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tax.584009
Rohwer, J.G. 2009. The timing of nectar secretion in staminal and staminodial glands in Lauraceae. Pl. Biol. (Stuttgart) 11: 490–492. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00184.x
Hartmann, H.E.K. & Niesler, I.M. 2009. On the evolution of nectaries in Aizoaceae. Bradleya 27: 69–120.
2008
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 2008. Eine Forschungsreise in die Tropen. Grundschule – Sachunterricht 39 (3): 12–15.
2007
Hanssen, H.-P., Koch, A., Richter, R. & Rohwer, J.G. 2007. Ethnopharmakologie der Kanaren: Sangre de Drago und Orobal. Deutsche Apothekerzeitung 46: 5261–5263.
Thiede, J., Schmidt, S.A. & Rudolph, B. 2007. Phylogenetic implications of the chloroplast rpcC1 intron in the Aizoaceae (Caryophyllales). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 35: 372–380.
2005
Rohwer, J.G. & Rudolph, B. 2005. Jumping genera: the phylogenetic positions of Cassytha, Hypodaphnis and Neocinnamomum (Lauraceae) based on different analyses of trnK intron sequences. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 153–178. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87371#page/159
2003
Hilu, K.W., Borsch, T., Müller, K., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Savolainen, V., Chase, M.W., Powell, M., Alice, L.A., Evans, R., Sauquet, H., Neinhuis, C., Slotta, T.A., Rohwer, J.G., Campbell, C.S. & Chatrou, L. 2003. Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information. Amer. J. Bot. 90: 1758–1776. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.90.12.1758
2002
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 2002. Otto von Münchhausen und die Botanik. Kreiskalender 2002, Jahrbuch für den Landkreis Harburg: 35–55.
2001
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 2001. Die Alraune. Kunstkurier 11: 9–10.
2000
Rohwer, J.G. 2000. Toward a Phylogenetic Classification of the Lauraceae: Evidence from matK Sequences. Syst. Bot. 25: 60–71. https://doi.org/10.2307/2666673
Varghese, J.P., Rudolph, B., Uzunova, M.I. & Ecke, W. 2000. Use of 5’ anchored primers for the enhanced recovery of specific microsatellite markers in Brassica napus L. Theor. Appl. Genet. 1001: 115–119.
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 2000. Die Eberesche (Sorbus aucuparia) und der Aberglauben. HBZ 9: 22.
1997
Rohwer, J.G. 1997. The fruits of Jasminum mesnyi (Oleaceae), and the distinction between Jasminum and Menodora. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84: 848–856. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87378#page/805
Rohwer, J.G. 1997. The fruits of Nyctanthes aculeata (Oleaceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 119: 293–299.
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 1997. Insekten – ein Sommernachts-traum(a). Men´s Health 7: 26–27.
Niebel-Lohmann, A. 1997. Summer in the city. ok pur 7: 10.
1996
Rohwer, J.G. 1996. Die Früchte von Ligustrum regelianum und Osmanthus heterophyllus (Oleaceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 177–186.
1995
Rohwer, J.G. 1995. Seed characters in Jasminum (Oleaceae). II. Evidence from additional species. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 117: 299–315.
Rohwer, J.G. 1995. The mature fruit of Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars (Oleaceae): an addition. Flora. Abteilung B, Morphologie und Geobotanik 190: 197–199. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367253017306527
Rohwer, J.G. 1995. Fruit and seed structures in Menodora (Oleaceae): a comparison with Jasminum. Bot. Acta 108: 163–168. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1995.tb00846.x
Rohwer, J.G. 1995. From flower to fruit in Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars (Oleaceae). Flora, Abteilung B, Morphologie und Geobotanik 190: 35–43. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367253017306242
Jürgens, N. & Niebel-Lohmann, A. 1995. Geobotanical observations on lichen fields of the southern Namib Desert. Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 25: 135–156.
1994
Rohwer, J.G. 1994. Seed characters in Jasminum (Oleaceae): unexpected support for De Candolle's sections. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 116: 299–319.
Rohwer, J.G. 1994. A note on the evolution of the stamens in the Laurales, with emphasis on the Lauraceae. Bot. Acta 107: 103–110. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1994.tb00415.x
Rohwer, J.G. 1994. Fruits and seeds of Nyctanthes arbor tristis L. (Oleaceae): a comparison with some Verbenaceae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115: 461–473.
1993
Rohwer, J.G. 1993. A preliminary survey of the fruits and seeds of the Oleaceae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115: 271–291.
Rohwer, J.G. & Kubitzki, K. 1993. Ecogeographical differentiation in Nectandra (Lauraceae), and its historical implications. Bot. Acta 106: 88–89. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1993.tb00342.x
1992
Rohwer, J.G. 1992. Notes on "Flora Ilustrada Catarinense, Lauráceas 6, Nectandra". Sellowia 42–44: 35–41.
Rohwer, J.G. 1992. Zur Kenntnis der Früchte von Forsythia. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114: 133–140.
Niebel-Lohmann, A. & Feuerer, T. 1992. Die Gattung Pertusaria DC. (Lichenes) in Schleswig-Holstein: Anatomie, Morphologie, Taxonomie und Verbreitung 1. Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 24: 199–252.
1991
Rohwer, J.G., Richter, H.G. & van der Werff, H. 1991. Two new genera of Neotropical Lauraceae, and critical remarks on the generic delimitation. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 388–400. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89022#page/394
Jürgens, N. & Niebel, A. 1991. The unknown lichen hill. J. Bot. Soc. South Africa 77: 24–26.
Rohwer, J.G. 1991. Borderline cases between Ocotea, Nectandra, and Phoebe (Lauraceae): The "marginal" species of the Ocotea helicterifolia group, including the O. heydeana group. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 112: 365–397.
1989
Rohwer, J.G. 1989. Ocotea angustitepala (Krause) Robyns & Wilczek (Lauraceae) from Cameroon is an introduced Neotropical Nectandra. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 59: 468–470.
1988
Rohwer, J.G. 1988. Three new species of Nectandra from the Venezuelan Guayana. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1525–1532. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87375#page/1537
Rohwer, J.G. 1988. The genera Dicypellium, Phyllostemonodaphne, Systemonodaphne, and Urbanodendron (Lauraceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 110: 157–171.
1987
Rohwer, J.G. & Richter, H.G. 1987. Aspidostemon, a new lauraceous genus from Madagascar. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 109: 71–79.
1986
Rohwer, J.G. 1986. Proposal to conserve 2789 Umbellularia against Sciadiodaphne (Lauraceae). Taxon 35: 747. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1221642
Rohwer, J.G. 1986. Prodromus einer Monographie der Gattung Ocotea Aubl. (Lauraceae), sensu lato. Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 20: 3–278. [Dissertation / PhD thesis] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265914777_Prodromus_einer_Monographie_der_Gattung_Ocotea_Aubl_Lauraceae_sensu_lato
Rohwer, J.G. 1986. Some aspects of dioecy in Ocotea (Lauraceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 152: 47–48. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00985350
1985
Rohwer, J.G. & Kubitzki, K. 1985. Entwicklungslinien im Ocotea-Komplex (Lauraceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 107: 129–135.
1984
Rohwer, J.G. & Kubitzki, K. 1984. Salix martiana, a regularly hermaphrodite willow. Pl. Syst. Evol. 144: 99–101. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00986668
1982
Rohwer, J.G. 1982. A taxonomic revision of the genera Seguieria Loefl. and Gallesia Casar. (Phytolaccaceae). Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 18: 231–288. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88577#page/235