Sentence examples for most speciose genus from inspiring English sources

The pantropical genus Ficus (Moraceae) is the most speciose genus of woody plants, comprising 735 species known worldwide (Berg and Corner [2005]).

& G.Forst. and Phyllanthus L. The latter is pantropical and the most speciose genus of the family with over 800 species globally (Govaerts et al. 2000; Kathriarachchi et al. 2006; Bouman et al. under review).

Pardosa (Koch) is the most speciose genus among Holarctic wolf spider genera.

Hence these two species encompass most of the phylogenetic range of the genus, which is by far the most speciose genus within the family Bathyergidae [19].

It reaches its maximum diversity and abundance in the tropical dry forests of Mexico where, with about 84 species - 80 of them endemic, it is the most speciose genus and often one of the most abundant groups [9], [11], [13].

Rattus is the most speciose genus among mammals with some 66 described species [ 1].

Acacia is a prominent endemic Australian xeromorphic plant genus [ 39] and the most speciose plant genus on the continent, distributed throughout arid and semi-arid regions that cover over 70% of the Australian landmass [ 26, 40].

The rockfishes (genus Sebastes) are a speciose genus consisting of over 100 species, most of which occur in the northeast Pacific (Love et al. 2002).

The genus Microgale is by far the most speciose amongst tenrecs, being represented by 21 species [ 5- 8], while the remaining genera may not comprise more than one species.

Bats of the genus Hipposideros, family Hipposideridae, are among the most speciose insectivorous bats; ≈70 species are distributed across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

This was primarily due to there being many species in the genus Sebastes, as well as Scorpaeniformes being the most speciose order.