Recent phylogenetic studies support a monophyletic clade of New World broomrapes (Orobanche sects. Gymnocaulis and Nothaphyllon) sister to the Old World genus Phelipanche. I place the New World taxa in the genus Aphyllon, propose 21 new combinations, and provide a list of currently accepted taxa.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Apomictic species (with asexual seed production) make up for 20-50 % of all taxonomically recognized species in northern Europe, but the phylogenetic relationships of apomictic species and the mode of evolution and speciation remain largely unknown and their taxonomy is consequently disputed. METHODS In the present study, plastid psbD-trnT sequences (349 accessions) and 12...

Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers’ observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable conditions, rivalry among fundamentalists makes them more ex...

as the first important controversy in the history of islam,imamate made the first religious sects and branches among the muslims the most important shia sects of shia ithnaashari,since its founding,the ismaili sect and the zaidiyyah the political life social and continue. imagine that each of these two categories of imamat, during the first centuries of islam. this article is based on relying o...

the rise of different sects among muslims and the formation of their creeds have been the effect of various religious and non religious factors. one religious belief that has been of particular importance in the creed of numerous muslim sects, especially of the shi'i ones, has been mahdawiyah, or the belief in mahdi. in its shi'i from, the belief in mahdi has been closely intertwined ...

Sıddık Korkmaz has a remarkable place in the History of Islamic Sects with his research and scholarly studies. qualifications being versatile scientist studies on Shiism, Alevism Maturdi sects field Sects, which is area expertise. His especially Shiism Maturidism, brought him to fore opened door new approaches. argued that each sciences, have common source such as Quran, Sunnah fourteen centuri...