Dr Michael Möller

Dr Michael Möller, Molecular Systematist/Cytologist

Email: Michael Moeller

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Molecular Systematist and Cytologist at RBGE. His main research interest focuses around Gesneriaceae, especially those of the Old World. RBGE has a long history of research in this plant group, and state-of-the-art analytical methods are applied to address a wide range of topics, covering phylogeny, biogeography, evolutionary development, and cytology and genome evolution.

Research Interests:

Utilisation of Sanger and NGS molecular data to establish a classification for Gesneriaceae;
Linking phylogeny and developmental studies to infer the evolution of key characters in Gesneriaceae;
Investigate chromosome and genome evolution using conventional and FISH in Gesneriaceae;
Assemble high-quality T2T genomes of Gesneriaceae, with the aim to isolate and characterise genes underlying the morphological diversity in Gesneriaceae.

Databases:

Gesneriaceae Resource Centre. A family database of nomenclature, taxonomy, and classification.
WebCyte2. An updated Gesneriaceae cytology database.

Awards / Honorary Posts Committees / Memberships Gesneriaceae Publications

Books and Book Chapters:

Wei YG, F Wen, M MÖLLER, A Monro, Q Zhang, Q Gao, HF Mou, SH Zhong, C Cui (2010). Gesneriaceae of South China. Guangxi Science and Technology Publishing House, Nanning, China.
MÖLLER M (2003). Gesneriaceae. In: The National History of Madagascar. In: Goodman, S. M. & Benstead, J. P. (eds.). The natural history of Madagascar. pp 421-425, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Peer-reviewed Gesneriaceae Publications:

2024

MÖLLER M., Atkins H. & K. Nishii (2024) How to best utilise molecular data to support new taxa – a practical guide in less than 5000 words. Rheedea 34(3) 165-182. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.03.01
Ranasinghe SW, K Nishii, M MÖLLER, HJ Atkins, JL Clark, M Perret, A Kartonegoro, LM Gao, DJ Middleton, RI Milne (2024). Biogeographic history of the pantropical family Gesneriaceae with a focus on the Indian plate and diversification through the Old World. Frontiers of Biogeography 16(2) e61637. http://dx.doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG61637

2023

Janeesha AP, AS Kanthraj, KN Nair, DJ Middleton, M MÖLLER, KM Manudev, S Nampy (2023). (2989) Proposal to conserve the name Didymocarpus missionis (Henckelia missionis) (Gesneriaceae) with a conserved type and associated lectotypification of Jerdonia indica. Taxon 72(5): 1124-1125. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13066
Janeesha AP, S Ranasinghe, M MÖLLER, PK Dilna, S Nampy (2023). Revision of Rhynchoglossum (Gesneriaceae) in South India and Sri Lanka, reinstating R. scabrum based on a multi-sample molecular-morphological approach. Plant Systematics and Evolution 309: 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-023-01858-y
MÖLLER M, N Kelso, K Nishii (2023). Meiotic behavior and postmeiotic pollen formation in the F1 hybrid Streptocarpus grandis × S. rexii (Gesneriaceae) and its parents. Cytologia 88(2): 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.88.95
Nishii K, M MÖLLER, RG Foster, LL Forrest, N Kelso, S Barber, C Howard, ML Hart (2023). A high quality, high molecular weight DNA extraction method for recalcitrant plants for PacBio HiFi genome sequencing. Plant Methods 19: 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-023-01009-x

2022

Akhil MK, M MÖLLER, S Nampy (2022). Lectotypifications of four names in the family Gesneriaceae. Adansonia sér. 3 44(3): 15–21. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2022v44a3
Anh TTP, LV Averyanov, M MÖLLER, TV Maisak, KS Nguyen, BH Quang, TV Do, RF Li, F Wen (2022). One transfer to Primulina (Gesneriaceae) and amended descriptions for P. crassifolia and P. quanbaensis from northern Vietnam. Nordic Journal of Botany 22(5): e03455. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03455
Hsin KT, HC Kuo, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER, CN Wang, YS Cheng (2022). Allopatric lineage divergence of the East Asian endemic herb Conandron ramondioides inferred from low-copy nuclear and plastid markers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23: 14932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314932
Nishii K, M Hart, N Kelso, S Barber, YY Chen, M Thomson, U Trivedi, AD Twyford, M MÖLLER (2022). The first genome for the Cape Primrose Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae), a model plant for studying meristem-driven shoot diversity. Plant Direct 6(4): e388. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.388
Taram M, D Borah, H Tag, M MÖLLER, A. Weber (2022). Whytockia (Gesneriaceae), a new generic record for India, based on a new species, W. arunachalensis, from Arunachal Pradesh. Rheedea 32(1): 18–29. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2022.32.01.02

2021

Atkins HJ, GLC Bramley, K Nishii, M MÖLLER, JEC Olivar, A Kartonegoro, M Hughes (2021). Sectional polyphyly and morphological homoplasy in Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae): consequences for the taxonomy of a mega‑diverse genus. Plant Systematics and Evolution 307: 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-021-01784-x
Middleton DJ, M Bertling, J McNeill, M MÖLLER (2021). (2809) Proposal to conserve the name Tetraphyllum Griff. ex C.B. Clarke (Gesneriaceae) against Tetraphyllum Hosius & Marck (published as fossil Magnoliophyta). Taxon 70(2): 437–438. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12484
Ogutcen E, C Christe, K Nishii, N Salamin, M MÖLLER, M Perret (2021). Phylogenomics of Gesneriaceae using targeted capture of nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 157, e107068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107068
Weber A, DU Bellstedt, M MÖLLER (2021). Die Gesneriaceen Afrikas und ihre vogelblütigen Vertreter: Streptocarpus dunnii und S. myoporoides. Palmengarten 85: 124–137. https://doi.org/10.21248/palmengarten.580

2020

Adhikari B., M MÖLLER (2020). Didymocarpus nepalensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from eastern Nepal. Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 128–134. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.06
Atkins HJ, GLC Bramley, MA Johnson, A Kartonegoro, K Nishii, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER, M Hughes (2020). A molecular phylogeny of Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) supports an emerging paradigm for Malesian plant biogeography. Frontiers of Biogeography 12(1): e44814. https://doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG44184
Bui HQ, MS Nuraliev, M MÖLLER, AN Kuznetsov, SP Kuznetsova, DJ Middleton, F Wen (2020). Henckelia longisepala (Gesneriaceae), a new record for Vietnam. Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 176–186. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.12
Chen YY, K Nishii, C Kidner, CA Hackett, M MÖLLER (2020). QTL dissection of floral traits in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Euphytica 216: e110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-020-02647-1
MÖLLER M, S Nampy (2020). Editor’s Preface. Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 1–4. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.01
MÖLLER M, HQ Bui, LTM Linh, HJ Atkins, DJ Middleton (2020). Additional morphological notes and molecular-phylogenetic support for the distinct status of Deinostigma cicatricosa and D. minutihamata (Gesneriaceae). Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 116–127. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.05
Nishii K, Y Fei, A Hudson, M MÖLLER, A. Molnar (2020). Virus‑induced gene silencing in Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). Molecular Biotechnology 62: 317–325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-020-00248-w
Nishii K, A Spada, M MÖLLER (2020). Hormonal crosstalk in the regulation of meristem activity and the phyllomorph architecture in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae): a review. Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 96–115. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.04
Weber A, DJ Middleton, JL Clark, M MÖLLER (2020). Keys to the infrafamilial taxa and genera of Gesneriaceae. Rheedea - Special Gesneriaceae Issue 30(1): 5–47. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.02

2019

Hsin KT, JY Lu, M MÖLLER, CN Wang (2019). Gene duplication and relaxation from selective constraints of GCYC genes correlated with various floral symmetry patterns in Asiatic Gesneriaceae tribe Trichosporeae. PLoS One 14(1): e0210054. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210054
Huang BH, K Nishii, CN Wang, M MÖLLER (2019). Quantitative assessment of anisocotyly in Haberlea rhodopensis and Ramonda myconi. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 76(3): 377–391. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428619000179
Luna JA, JE Richardson, K Nishii, JL Clark, M MÖLLER (2019). The family placement of Cyrtandromoea. Systematic Botany 44: 616–630. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364419X15620113920653
MÖLLER M (2019). Species discovery in time: an example from Gesneriaceae in China. Guangxi Sciences 26(1): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.13656/j.cnki.gxkx.20190307.002
MÖLLER M, S Barber, HJ Atkins, DA Purvis (2019). The living collection at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh illustrates the floral diversity in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Sibbaldia 17: 155–175. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12594/874
Nishii K, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER, HJ Atkins (2019). Notes on Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) from Japan, Taiwan and Batan Island (Philippines). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 76(3): 333–344. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428619000106
Quang BH, DV Hai, NS Khang, LTM Linh, TD Binh, DH Son, TTP Anh, M MÖLLER (2019). Boeica konchurangensis nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Gia Lai plateau, Vietnam. Nordic Journal of Botany 37(5): e02333. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02333
Ranasinghe S, DJ Middleton, HJ Atkins, R Milne, M MÖLLER (2019). Typification of Sri Lankan Gesneriaceae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 76(2): 221–229. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428619000027

2018

Chen WH, QH Nguyen, RZ Chen, TH Nguyen, SK Nguyen, VT Nguyen, D Middleton, M MÖLLER, YM Shui (2018). Two new species of Oreocharis(Gesneriaceae) from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam. PhytoKeys 94: 95–106. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.94.21329
Chen YY, K Nishii, S Barber, C Hackett, C Kidner, K Gharbi, AJ Nagano, A Iwamoto, M MÖLLER (2018). Building a genetic map: comparison between de novo and reference-based approaches using RAD sequencing data in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). South African Journal of Botany 117: 158–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.05.009
Middleton DJ, GS Khew, M Poopath, M MÖLLER, C Puglisi (2018). Rachunia cymbiformis, a new genus and species of Gesneriaceae from Thailand. Nordic Journal of Botany 36(11): e01992. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.01992
MÖLLER M, HJ Atkins, GLC Bramley, DJ Middleton, R Baines, VD Nguyen, HQ Bui, S Barber (2018). Two new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from northern Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(3): 309–319. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428618000148
MÖLLER M (2018). Nuclear DNA C-values are correlated with pollen size at tetraploid but not diploid level and linked to phylogenetic descent in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). South African Journal of Botany 114: 323–344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.11.017
Nishii K, F WrighF, YY Chen, M MÖLLER (2018) Tangled history of a multigene family: The evolution of ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE genes. PLoS ONE 13(8): e0201198. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201198
Petrova G, S Petrov, M MÖLLER (2018). Low genetic diversity in small leading edge populations of a European paleoendemic Ramonda serbica (Gesneriaceae) in Bulgaria. Nordic Journal of Botany 36(6): e01655. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/njb.01655
Randrianasolo A, PB Phillipson, PP Lowry II, M MÖLLER (2018). Streptocarpus peltatus (Gesneriaceae), a distinctive new species from southeastern Madagascar. Novon 26: 22–27. https://doi.org/10.3417/2017058

2017

Chen WH, DJ Middleton, HQ Nguyen, HT Nguyen, RZ Chen, KS Nguyen, LV Averyanov, M MÖLLER, YM Shui (2017). Two species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from Northwest Vietnam). Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 69(2): 295–305. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs69(2).2017-08
Chen YY, K Nishii, A Spada, CN Wang, H Sakakibara, M Kojima, F Wright, K MacKenzie, M MÖLLER (2017). Cytokinin biosynthesis ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE genes are differentially expressed during phyllomorph development in the acaulescent Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). South African Journal of Botany 109: 96–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.12.010
Kong HH, FL Condamine, AJ Harris, JL Chen, B Pan, M MÖLLER, VS Hoang, M Kang (2017). Both temperature fluctuations and East Asian monsoons have driven plant diversification in the karst ecosystems from southern China. Molecular Ecology 26(22): 6414–6429. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14367
MÖLLER M, S Nampy, AP Janeesha, A Weber (2017). The Gesneriaceae of India: consequences of updated generic concepts and new family classification. Rheedea 27(1): 23–41. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2017.27.1.5
Nishii K, BH Huang, CN Wang, M MÖLLER (2017). From shoot to leaf: step-wise shifts in meristem and KNOX1 activity correlate with the evolution of a unifoliate body plan in Gesneriaceae. Development Genes and Evolution 227(1): 41–60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-016-0568-x
Zhou P, J Li, M MÖLLER (2017). Secondary contact, hybridization and polyploidization add to the biodiversity in the Hengduan Mountains, exempliﬁed by the widespread Corallodiscus lanuginosus (Gesneriaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 303(5): 587–602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-017-1392-0

2016

Chen WH, YM Shui, M MÖLLER, RZ Chen, K Wen (2016). Oreocharis ninglangensis, a showy new species of Gesneriaceae from northwestern Yunnan in China Phytotaxa 261(3): 282–286. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.8
MÖLLER M, K Nishii, HJ Atkins, HH Kong, M Kang, YG Wei, F Wen, X, Hong, DJ Middleton (2016). An expansion of the genus Deinostigma (Gesneriaceae). Garden’s Bulletin Singapore 68(1): 145–172. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/s2382581216000119
Möller M, YG Wei, F Wen, JL Clark, A Weber (2016). You win some you lose some: updated generic delineations and classification of Gesneriaceae – implications for the family in China. Guihaia 36(1): 44–60. https://doi.org/10.11931/guihaia.gxzw201512015
Puglisi C, TL Yao, R Milne, M Möller, DJ Middleton (2016). Generic recircumscription in the Loxocarpinae (Gesneriaceae), as inferred by phylogenetic and morphological data. Taxon 65(2): 277–292. https://doi.org/10.12705/652.5
Ranasinghe S, R Milne, R Jayasekara, S Rubasinghe , M Möller. 2016. Henckelia wijesundarae (Gesneriaceae), a new endemic species from Sri Lanka and lectotypification of Henckelia walkerae and Chirita walkerae var. parviflora. Willdenowia 46: 213–224. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.46.46202

2015

Chen WH, M MÖLLER, RZ Chen, RJ Rui, YM Shui (2015). Oreocharis synergia, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Northwestern Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 233(1): 90–93. https://doi.org/11646/phytotaxa.233.1.8
Middleton DJ, K Nishii, C Puglisi, L Forrest, M Möller (2015). Chayamaritia (Gesneriaceae: Didymocarpoideae), a new genus from Southeast Asia. Plant Systematics and Evolution 301(7): 1947–1966. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-015-1213-2
MÖLLER M (2015). Transfer of Tremacron hongheense to Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 239(3): 295–296. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.239.3.12
MÖLLER M, K Nishii, MW Callmander, PB Phillipson, O Poncy (2015). Rearranging specimens on herbarium type sheets of Streptocarpus betsiliensis Humbert (Gesneriaceae) Candollea 70(1): 145–150. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2015v701a12
Nishii K, M Hughes, M Briggs, E Haston, F Christie, MJ deVilliers, T Hanekom, WG Roos, DU Bellstedt, M MÖLLER (2015). Streptocarpus redefined to include all Afro-Malagasy Gesneriaceae: Molecular phylogenies prove congruent with geography and cytology and uncovers remarkable morphological homoplasies. Taxon 64(6): 1243–1274. https://doi.org/10.12705/646.8
Petrova G, D Moyankova, K Nishii, L Forrest, I Tsiripidis, AD Drouzas, D Djilianov, M MÖLLER (2015). The European paleoendemic Haberlea rhodopensis (Gesneriaceae) has an Oligocene origin, Pleistocene diversification and occurs in a long persisting refugial area in South-Eastern Europe. International Journal of Plant Sciences 176(6): 499–514. https://doi.org/10.1086/681990
Wen F, YG Wei, M MÖLLER 2015. Glabrella leiophylla (Gesneriaceae), a new combination for a former Briggsia species from Guizhou, China. Phytotaxa 218(2): 193–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.218.2.11

2014

Chen WH, M MÖLLER, YM Shui, H Wang, JB Yang, GY Li (2014). Three new species of Petrocodon (Gesneriaceae), endemic to the limestone areas of Southwest China, and preliminary insights into the diversification patterns of the genus. Systematic Botany 39(1): 316–330. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364414X678189
Chen WH, YM Shui, M MÖLLER (2014). Two new combinations in Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from China. Candollea 69(2): 179–182. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2014v692a10
Chen WH, YM Shui, JB Yang, H Wang, K Nishii, F Wen, ZR Zhang, M MÖLLER (2014). Taxonomic status, phylogenetic affinities and genetic diversity of a presumed extinct genus, Paraisometrum W.T.Wang (Gesneriaceae) from the karst regions of Southwest China. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107967. https://di.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107967
Middleton DJ, H Atkins, HT Luu, K Nishii, M MÖLLER (2014). Billolivia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae from Vietnam with five new species. Phytotaxa 161(4): 241–269. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.161.4.1
MÖLLER M, WH Chen, YM Shui, H Atkins, DJ Middleton (2014). A new genus of Gesneriaceae in China and the transfer of Briggsia species to other genera. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 66(2): 195–205. https://biostor.org/reference/217698
Nishii K, MJ Ho, YW Chou, D Gabotti, CN Wang, A Spada, M MÖLLER (2014). GA2 and GA20-oxidase expressions are associated with the meristem position in Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). Plant Growth Regulation 72: 123–140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-013-9844-1
Petrova G, T Dzhambazova, D Moyankova, D Georgieva, D Dilianov, M MÖLLER (2014). Morphological variation, genetic diversity and genome size of critically endangered Haberlea (Gesneriaceae) populations in Bulgaria do not support the recognition of two different species. Plant Systematics and Evolution 300: 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-013-0857-z

2013

Chen WH, YM Shui, M MÖLLER, ZY Yu (2013). Oreocharis jinpingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the Xilong Mountains in southwest China. Annales Botanici Fennici 50(5): 312–316. https://doi.org/10.5735/086.050.0504
de Villiers MJ, MD Pirie, M Hughes, M MÖLLER, TJ Edwards, DU Bellstedt (2013). An approach to identify putative hybrids in the ‘coalescent stochasticity zone’, as exemplified in the African plant genus Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). New Phytologist 198: 284–300. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12133
Middleton DJ, A Weber, TL Yao, S Sontag, M MÖLLER (2013). The current status of the species hitherto assigned to Henckelia (Gesneriaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 70(3): 385–404. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428613000127
MÖLLER M, JL Clark (2013). The state of molecular phylogenetic work in the family Gesneriaceae: a review. Selbyana 31(2): 95–125. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24894284
Weber A, JL Clark, M MÖLLER (2013). A new formal classification of Gesneriaceae. Selbyana 31(2): 68–94. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24894283

2012

Chen WH, M MÖLLER, MD Zhang, YM Shui (2012). Paraboea hekouensis and P. manhaoensis, two new species of Gesneriaceae from China. Annales Botanici Fennici 49(3): 179–187. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.049.0304
Christie F, S Barber, M MÖLLER (2012). New chromosome counts in Old World Gesneriaceae: numbers for species hitherto regarded as Chirita, and their systematic and evolutionary significance. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69(2): 323–345. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428603000349
Gao LM, ZR Zhang, P Zhou, M MÖLLER, DZ Li (2012). Microsatellite makers developed for Corallodiscus lanuginosus (Gesneriaceae) using the FIASCO approach. American Journal of Botany, Primer Notes & Protocols in Plant Sciences 99(12): e490–e492. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1200178
Jong K, F Christie, JH Paik, SM Scott, M MÖLLER (2012). Unusual morphological and anatomical features of two woody Madagascan endemics, Streptocarpus papangae and S. suffruticosus (Gesneriaceae), and their potential taxonomic value. South African Journal of Botany 80: 44–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2012.02.004
Middleton DJ, M MÖLLER (2012). Tribounia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae from Thailand. Taxon 61(6): 1286–1295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tax.616009
Nishii K, T Nagata, CN Wang, M MÖLLER (2012). Light as environmental regulator for germination and macrocotyledon development in Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). South African Journal of Botany 81: 50–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SAJB.2012.05.003
Nishii, K, CN Wang, A Spada, T Nagata, M MÖLLER (2012). Gibberellin as a suppressor of lateral dominance and inducer of apical growth in the unifoliate Streptocarpus wendlandii. New Zealand Journal of Botany 50(3): 267–287. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2012.671775

2011

Kokubugata G, Y Hirayama, CI Peng, M Yokota, M MÖLLER (2011). Phytogeographic aspects of Lysionotus pauciflorus sensu lato (Gesneriaceae) in the China, Japan and Taiwan regions: phylogenetic and morphological relationships and taxonomic consequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 292(3-4): 177–188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-010-0410-2
MÖLLER M, A Forrest, YG Wei, A Weber (2011). A molecular phylogenetic assessment of the advanced Asiatic and Malesian didymocarpoid Gesneriaceae with focus on non-monophyletic and monotypic genera. Plant Systematics and Evolution 292(3-4): 223–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-010-0413-z
MÖLLER M, D Middleton, K Nishii, YG Wei, S Sontag, A Weber (2011). A new delineation for Oreocharis incorporating an additional ten genera of Chinese Gesneriaceae. Phytotaxa 23: 1–36. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.23.1.1
Nishii K, M MÖLLER, T Nagata (2011). One-leaf plants and their relatives. Japanese Journal of Heredity 65: 10–17.
Puglisi C, DJ Middleton, P Triboun, M MÖLLER (2011). New insights into the relationships between Paraboea, Trisepalum, and Phylloboea (Gesneriaceae) and their taxonomic consequences. Taxon 60(6): 1693–1702. https://doi.org/10.1002/TAX.606014
Puglisi C, YG Wei, K Nishii, M MÖLLER (2011). Oreocharis × heterandra (Gesneriaceae): a natural hybrid from the Shengtangshan Mountains, Guangxi, China. Phytotaxa 38: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.38.1.1
Weber A, DJ Middleton, A Forrest, R Kiew, CL Lim, AR Rafidah, TL Yao, M MÖLLER (2011). Molecular systematics and remodelling of Chirita and associated genera (Gesneriaceae). Taxon 60(3): 767–790. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.603012
Weber A, YG WEI, C Puglisi, F Wen, V Mayer, M MÖLLER (2011). A new definition of the genus Petrocodon (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 23: 49–67. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.23.1.3
Weber A, YG Wei, S Sontag, M MÖLLER (2011). Inclusion of Metabriggsia into Hemiboea (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 23: 37–48. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.23.1.2

2010

Middleton DJ, C Puglisi, P Triboun, M MÖLLER (2010). Proposal to conserve Paraboea against Phylloboea and Trisepalum (Gesneriaceae). Taxon 59(5): 1603. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.595026
Nishii K, M MÖLLER, C Kidner, A Spada, R Mantegazza, CN Wang, T Nagata (2010). A complex case of simple leaves: indeterminate leaves co-express ARP and KNOX1 genes. Developmental Genes and Evolution 220: 25–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-010-0326-4
Tononi P, M MÖLLER, S Bencivenga, A Spada (2010). GRAMINIFOLIA homolog expression in Streptocarpus rexii is associated with the basal meristems in phyllomorphs, a morphological novelty in Gesneriaceae. Evolution & Development 12(1): 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-142X.2009.00391.x
Wei YG, F Wen, WH Chen, YM Shui, M MÖLLER (2010). Litostigma, a new genus from China: a morphological link between basal and derived Didymocarpoid Gesneriaceae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 67(1): 161–184. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428609990291

2009

Li JM, M MÖLLER (2009). Chirita grandibracteata (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici 46(2): 125–129. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.046.0207
Mantegazza R, P Tononi, M MÖLLER, A Spada (2009). WUS and STM homologues are linked to the expression of lateral dominance in the acaulescent Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). Planta 230(3): 529–542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-009-0965-8
MÖLLER M, M Pfosser, CG Jang, V Mayer, A Clark, ML Hollingsworth, MHJ Barfuss, YZ Wang, M Kiehn, A Weber (2009). A preliminary phylogeny of the "Didymocarpoid Gesneriaceae" based on three molecular data sets: incongruence with available tribal classifications. American Journal of Botany 96(5): 989–1010. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800291

2008

Chen WH, M MÖLLER, YM Shui, MD Zhang (2008). A new species of Paraboea (Gesneriaceae) from a karst cave in Guangxi, China, and observations on variations in flower and inflorescence architecture. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158(4): 681–688. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00873.x
Edwards T, M Hughes, M MÖLLER, DU Bellstedt (2008). New Streptocarpus species (Gesneriaceae) from South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158(4): 743–748. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00934.x
MÖLLER M, G Kokubugata, K Jong (2008). Aspects of genome evolution in Gesneriaceae: patterns of 45S-nrDNA site evolution based on evidence from fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH). International Journal of Plant Sciences 169(5): 667–676. https://doi.org/10.1086/533609

2007

Denduangboripant J, QCB Cronk, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER (2007). Variation and inheritance of nuclear ribosomal DNA clusters in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) and their biological and phylogenetic implications. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(4): 455–467. https://doi.org/10.1086/512103
Hughes M, M MÖLLER, TJ Edwards, DU Bellstedt, M De Villiers (2007). The impact of pollination syndrome and habitat on gene flow: a comparative study of two Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) species. American Journal of Botany 94(10): 1688–1695. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.10.1688
Mantegazza R, M MÖLLER, CJ Harrison, S Fior, C DeLuca, A Spada (2007). Anisocotyly and meristem initiation in an unorthodox plant, Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae). Planta 225(3): 653–663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-006-0389-7

2006

Hughes M, G MacMaster, M MÖLLER, DU Bellstedt, TJ Edwards (2006). Breeding system of a plesiomorphic floral type: an investigation of small flowered Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) species. Plant Systematics and Evolution 262: 13–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-006-0453-6
Palee P, J Denduangboripant, V Anusarnsunthorn, M MÖLLER (2006). Molecular phylogeny and character evolution of Didymocarpus (Gesneriaceae) in Thailand. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 63(2-3): 231–251. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428606000540

2005

Harrison J, M MÖLLER, J Langdale, Q Cronk, A Hudson (2005). The role of KNOX genes in the evolution of morphological novelty in Streptocarpus. The Plant Cell 17: 430–443. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.104.028936
Hughes M, M MÖLLER, DU Bellstedt, TJ Edwards, M De Villiers (2005). Refugia, dispersal and divergence in a forest archipelago: a study of Streptocarpus in eastern South Africa. Molecular Ecology 14: 4415–4426. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02756.x
MacMaster G, M MÖLLER, M Hughes, TJ Edwards, DU Bellstedt. (2005) A new species of Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) endemic to Madagascar. Adansonia 27(1): 131–136. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150590905867

2004

Hughes M, M MÖLLER, DU Bellstedt, TJ Edwards, M Woodhead (2004). EST and random genomic nuclear microsatellite markers for Streptocarpus. Molecular Ecology Notes 4(1): 36–38. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00561.x
MÖLLER M, KJ Brooks, M Hughes (2004). Plastid inheritance in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) and an inferred hybrid origin for a population of S. aff. primulifolius from Igoda River, South Africa. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 389–408. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428603000301
MÖLLER M, M Kiehn (2004). A synopsis of cytological studies in Gesneriaceae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 425–447. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428603000337
Wang CN, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (2004a). Population genetic structure of Titanotrichum oldhamii (Gesneriaceae), a subtropical bulbiliferous plant with mixed sexual and asexual reproduction. Annals of Botany 93(2): 201–209. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mch028
Wang CN, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (2004b). Altered expression of GFLO, the Gesneriaceae homologue of FLORICAULA/LEAFY, is associated with the transition to bulbil formation in Titanotrichum oldhamii. Development Genes and Evolution 214(3): 122–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-004-0388-2
Wang CN, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (2004c). Aspects of sexual failure in the reproductive processes of a rare bulbiliferous plant, Titanotrichum oldhamii (Gesneriaceae) in subtropical Asia. Sexual Plant Reproduction 17: 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-004-0213-0
Wang CN, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (2004d). Phylogenetic position of Titanotrichum oldhamii (Gesneriaceae) inferred from four different gene regions. Systematic Botany 29(2): 407–418. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364404774195593
Zhou P, ZJ Gu, M MÖLLER (2004). New chromosome counts and nuclear characteristics for some members of Gesneriaceae subfamily Cyrtandroideae from China and Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 449–466. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428603000349

2003

Mayer V, M MÖLLER, M Perret, A Weber, A. (2003). Phylogenetic position and generic differentiation of Epithemateae (Gesneriaceae) inferred from cpDNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany 90(2): 319–327. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.90.2.321

2002

Pico FX, M MÖLLER, NJ Ouborg, QCB Cronk (2002). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding region of the developmental gene Gcyc in natural populations of the relict Ramonda myconi (Gesneriaceae). Plant Biology 4(5): 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-35430
Wang YZ, M MÖLLER, DY Hong (2002). Floral development in Whytockia (Gesneriaceae) with phylogenetic implications. Plant Biology 4(4): 492–502. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-34122

2001

MÖLLER M, QCB Cronk (2001a). Evolution of morphological novelty: a phylogenetic analysis of growth patterns in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Evolution 55(5): 918–929. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00609.x
MÖLLER M, QCB Cronk (2001b). Phylogenetic studies in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae): reconstruction of biogeographic history and distribution patterns. Systematics and Geography of Plants 71(2): 545–555. https://doi.org/10.2307/3668699

2000

Citerne HL, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (2000). Diversity of cycloidea-like genes in Gesneriaceae in relation to floral symmetry. Annals of Botany 86(1):1 67–176. https://doi.org/10.1006/ANBO.2000.1178
Jong K, M MÖLLER (2000). New chromosome counts in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands and their taxonomic significance. Plant Systematics and Evolution 224: 173–182. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986341
MÖLLER M (2000). How universal are universal rDNA primers? A cautionary note for plant systematists and phylogeneticists. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 57(2): 151–156. https://doi.org/10.1017/S096042860000010X

1999

Harrison CJ, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (1999). Evolution and development of floral diversity in Streptocarpus and Saintpaulia. Annals of Botany 84(1): 49–60. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbo.1999.0887
MÖLLER M, M Clokie, P Cubas, QCB Cronk (1999). Integrating molecular phylogenies and developmental genetics: a Gesneriaceae case study. In: PM Hollingsworth, RM Bateman, RJ Gornall (eds) Molecular systematics and plant evolution. pp. 375–402. London: Taylor & Francis.
MÖLLER M, QCB Cronk (1999). New approaches to the taxonomy of Saintpaulia and Streptocarpus. In: S Andrews, AC Leslie, C Alexander (eds.) Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, pp. 253–264 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

1998

Smith JF, ME Kresge, M MÖLLER, QCB Cronk (1998). A cladistic analysis of ndhF sequences from representative species of Saintpaulia and Streptocarpus sections Streptocarpus and Streptocarpella (Gesneriaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 55(1): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0960428600004315

1997

Cronk QCB, M MÖLLER (1997a). Genetics of floral symmetry revealed. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 12(3): 85–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01028-8
Cronk QCB, M MÖLLER (1997b). Strange morphogenesis - organ determination in Monophyllaea. Trends in Plant Science 2(9): 327–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1360-1385(97)84614-6
MÖLLER M, QCB Cronk (1997a). Origin and relationships of Saintpaulia (Gesneriaceae) based on ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. American Journal of Botany 84(8): 956–965. https://doi.org/10.2307/2446286
MÖLLER M, QCB Cronk (1997b). Phylogeny and disjunct distribution: evolution of Saintpaulia (Gesneriaceae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 264(1389): 1827–1836. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1997.0252

Other Publications

Book Chapters:

Argent G, M MÖLLER, A Clark (2008). Current taxonomy: Rhododendron vanderbiltianum Merr. RHS Yearbook 2008, pp 100-102.
Droop S, M MÖLLER (1998). Ethiopian habitat and plants. In: Atlas of endangered species. Quarto Publishing plc, London.

Peer-reviewed Publications:

Kuo Hao-Chih, Travis Schoneman, Lian-Ming Gao, William Sm. Gruezo, Victor B. Amoroso, Kuo-Cheng Yang, Ching-Te Chien, Michael MÖLLER and Chun-Neng Wang. A leading-edge scenario in the phylogeography and evolutionary history of East Asian insular Taxus in Taiwan and the Philippines. Frontiers in Genetics, section Evolutionary and Population Genetics 15: 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2024.1372309
Mo ZQ, J Wang, M MÖLLER, JBJ Yang, LM Gao (2023) Phylogenetic relationships and next-generation barcodes in the genus Torreya reveal a high proportion of misidentified cultivated plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023: 24, 13216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713216
Qin HT, M MÖLLER, R Milne, YH Luo, GF Zhu, DZ Li, J Liu, LM Gao. (2023). Multiple paternally inherited chloroplast capture events associated with Taxus speciation in the Hengduan Mountains. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 189: 1–12, 107915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107915
Ye LJ, M MÖLLER, YH Luo, JY Zou, W Zheng, J Liu, DZ Li, LM Gao (2023). Variation in gene expression along an elevation gradient of Rhododendron sanguineum var. haemaleum assessed in a comparative transcriptomic analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science, Section Functional Plant Ecology 14: 1133065. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1133065
Wang J, CN Fu, ZQ Mo, M MÖLLER, JB Yang, ZR Yang, DZ Li, LM Gao (2022). Testing the complete plastome for species discrimination, cryptic species discovery and phylogenetic resolution in Cephalotaxus (Cephalotaxaceae). Frontiers in Plants Science 13: 768810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.768810
Nishii K, M MÖLLER, H Iida (2021). Mix and match: patchwork domain evolution of the land plant-specific Ca2+-permeable mechanosensitive channel MCA. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0249735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249735
Van Caspel PH, AD Poulsen, M MÖLLER (2021). New chromosome counts of Asian Costaceae and initial insights into the genome evolution of the family. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 78, e337: 1–13. https://doi.org/10.24823/EJB.2021.337
Ye LJ, M MÖLLER, YH Luo, JY Zou, W Zheng, YH Wang, J Liu, AD Zhu, JY Hu, DZ Li, LM Gao (2021). Differential expressions of anthocyanin synthesis genes underlie flower color divergence in a sympatric Rhododendron sanguineum complex. BMC Plant Biology 21, e204: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02977-9
MÖLLER M, J Liu, Y Li, JH Lie, LJ Yea, R Mill, P Thomas, DZ Li, LM Gao (2020). Repeated intercontinental migrations and recurring hybridizations characterise the evolutionary history of yew (Taxus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 153: e106952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106952
Liu J, RI Milne, M MÖLLER, GF Zhu, LJ Ye, YH Luo, JB Yang, MC Wambulwa, CN Wang, DZ Li, LM Gao (2018). Integrating a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library with a global map of yews (Taxus L.) for forensic identification. Molecular Ecology Resources 18(5): 1115–1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12903
Meegahakumbura MK, MC Wambulwa, MM Li, KK Thapa, YS Sun, M MÖLLER, JC Xu, JB Yang, J Liu, BY Liu, DZ Li, LM Gao (2018). Domestication origin and breeding history of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in China and India based on nuclear microsatellites and cpDNA sequence data. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: e2270. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02270
Gao LM, Y Li, LK Phan, LJ Yan, P Thomas, L Phan, M MÖLLER, DZ Li (2017). DNA barcoding of East Asian Amentotaxus (Taxaceae): potential new species and implications for conservation. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 55(1): 16–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12207
Qi Z, EX Pi, XD Zhang, M MÖLLER, B Jiang, HF Lu (2017). Ontogenesis of D-type stomata and cork-warts on the leaf epidermis of Camellia japonica (Theaceae) and functional assessment. Flora 228: 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2017.01.010
Wambulwa MC, MK Meegahakumbura, S Kamunya, A Muchugi, M MÖLLER, J Liu, JC Xu, DZ Li, LM Gao (2017). Multiple origins and a narrow genepool characterise the African tea germplasm: concordant patterns revealed by nuclear and plastid DNA markers. Scientific Reports 7: e4053. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04228-0
Meegahakumbura MK, MC Wambulwa, KK Thapa, MM Li, M MÖLLER, JC Xu, JB Yang, BY Liu, S Ranjitkar, J Liu, DZ Li, LM Gao (2016). Indications for three independent domestication events for the tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O.Kuntze) and new insights into the origin of tea germplasm in China and India revealed by nuclear microsatellites. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0155369. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155369
Stafford GI, MJ Wikkelsø, L Nancke, AK Jäger, M MÖLLER, N Rønsted (2016). The first phylogenetic hypothesis for the southern African endemic genus Tulbaghia L. (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181: 156–170. https://doi-org.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/10.1111/boj.12417
Wambulwa MC, MK Meegahakumbura, S Kamunya, A Muchugi, M MÖLLER, J Liu, JC Xu, S Ranjitkar, DZ Li, LM Gao (2016). Insights into the genetic relationships and breeding patterns of the African tea germplasm based on nSSR markers and cpDNA sequences. Frontiers in Plant Science7: e1244. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01244
Xiao LQ, M MÖLLER (2015). Nuclear ribosomal ITS functional paralogs resolve the phylogenetic relationships of a late-Miocene radiation cycad Cycas (Cycadaceae). PLoS ONE 10(1): e0117971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117971
Yan LJ, J Liu, M MÖLLER, L Zhang, XM Zhang, DZ Li, LM Gao (2015). DNA barcoding of Rhododendron (Ericaceae), the largest Chinese plant genus in biodiversity hotspots of the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains. Molecular Ecology Resources 15(4): 932–944. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12353
Adhikari B, CA Pendry, M MÖLLER (2014). New chromosome counts of Berberis L. (Berberidaceae) suggest that polyploidy does not play a significant role in the diversification of the genus in the Nepal Himalaya. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71(3): 297–308. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428614000158
Poudel RC, M MÖLLER, J Liu, LM Gao, SR Baral, DZ Li (2014). Low genetic diversity and high inbreeding of the endangered yews in Central Himalaya: Implications for conservation of their highly fragmented populations. Diversity and Distributions 20(11): 1270–1284. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12237
Poudel RC, M MÖLLER, DZ Li, A Shah, LM Gao (2014). Genetic diversity, demographical history and conservation aspects of the endangered yew tree Taxus contorta (syn. Taxus fuana) in Pakistan. Tree Genetics & Genomes 10(3): 653–665. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-014-0711-7
Liu J, M MÖLLER, J Provan, LM Gao, RC Poudel, DZ Li (2013). Geological and ecological factors drive cryptic speciation of yews in a biodiversity hotspot. New Phytologist 199(4): 1093–1108. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12336
MÖLLER M, LM Gao, RR Mill, J Liu, DQ Zhang, RC Poudel, DZ Li (2013). A multidisciplinary approach to tackle taxonomically challenging taxa: the Taxus wallichianacomplex as an example. Taxon 199(4): 1093–1108. https://doi.org/10.12705/626.9
Poudel RC, LM Gao, M MÖLLER, SR Baral, Y Uprety, J Liu, DZ Li (2013). Yews (Taxus) along the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region: exploring the ethnopharmacological relevance among communities of Mongol and Caucasian origins. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 147(1): 190–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2013.02.031
Pelser PB, RJ Abbott, HP Comes, JJ Milton, M MÖLLER, ME Looseley, GV Cron, JF Barcelone, AH Kennedy, LE Watson, R Barone, F Hernández, JW Kadereit (2012). The genetic ghost of an invasion past: colonization and extinction revealed by historical hybridization in Senecio. Molecular Ecology 21(2): 369–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05399.x
Poudel RC, M MÖLLER, LM Gao, A Ahrends, SR Baral, J Liu, P Thomas, DZ Li (2012). Using morphological, molecular and climatic data to delimitate yews along the Hindu Kush-Himalaya and adjacent regions. PLoS ONE 7(10): e46873. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046873
Yang JB, YP Wang, M MÖLLER, LM Gao, D Wu (2012). Applying plant DNA barcodes to identify species of Parnassia (Parnassiaceae). Molecular Ecology Resources 12(2): 267–275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03095.x
Zhao YH, Z Larson-Rabin, GY Wang, M MÖLLER, CY Li, JP Zhang, HT Li, DZ Li (2012). Developmental genetics of the perianthless flowers and bracts of a paleoherb species, Saururus chinensis. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053019
Liu J, LM Gao, DZ Li, DQ Zhang, M MÖLLER (2011). Cross-species amplification and development of new microsatellite loci for Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae). American Journal of Botany, Primer Notes & Protocols in Plant Sciences 98(4): e70–e73. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000445
Liu J, M MÖLLER, LM Gao, DQ Zhang, DZ Li (2011). DNA barcoding for the discrimination of Eurasian yews (Taxus L., Taxaceae) and the discovery of cryptic species. Molecular Ecology Resources 11(1): 89–100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02907.x
Trias-Blasi A, WMM Eddie, IC Hedge, M MÖLLER, F Sales (2011). The taxonomy and conservation of Campanula primulifolia (Campanulaceae), a critically endangered species in the Iberian Peninsula. Willdenowia 41(1): 35–42. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.41.41103
Jiang B, QF Peng, ZG Shen, M MÖLLER, EX Pi, HF Lu (2010). Taxonomic treatments of Camellia (Theaceae) species with secretory structures based on integrated leaf characters. Plant Systematics and Evolution 290(1): 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-010-0342-x
Li HT, YB Yang, DZ Li, M MÖLLER, A Shah (2010). A molecular phylogenetic study of Hemsleya (Cucurbitaceae) based on ITS, rpl16, trnH-psbA, and trnL DNA sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 285: 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-009-0252-y
Xiao LQ, M MÖLLER, H Zhu (2010). High nrDNA ITS polymorphism in the ancient extant seed plant Cycas: incomplete concerted evolution and the origin of pseudogenes. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 55: 168–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.020
Zhao YH, M MÖLLER, JB Yang, TS Liu, JF Zhao, LN Dong, JP Zhang, CY Li, GY Wang, DZ Li (2010). Extended expression of B-class MADS-box genes in the paleoherb Asarum caudigerum. Planta 231(2): 265–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-009-1048-6
Wu D, LM Gao, M MÖLLER (2009). Taxonomic notes of Parnassia section Saxifragastrum (Parnassiaceae) from China. Annales Botanici Fennici 46(6): 559–565. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.046.0609
Zhang XM, LM Gao, M MÖLLER, DZ Li (2009). Molecular evidence for fragmentation among populations of Taxus wallichiana var. mairei, a highly endangered conifer in China. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39(4): 755–764. https://doi.org/10.1139/X09-003
Cabral C, M MÖLLER, F Sales (2008). The palynological compass: a case study in Viticoideae (Vitex L.). Microscopy and Microanalysis 14 (suppl. 3): 158–161.
Foley MJY, IC Hedge, M MÖLLER (2008). The enigmatic Salvia tingitana (Lamiaceae): a case study in history, taxonomy and cytology. Willdenowia 38(1): 41–59. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.38.38102
Shah A, DZ Li, LM Gao, HT Li, M MÖLLER (2008). Genetic diversity within and among populations of the endangered species Taxus fuana (Taxaceae) from Pakistan and implications for its conservation. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 36(3): 183–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2007.09.012
Shah A, DZ Li, M MÖLLER, LM Gao, ML Hollingsworth, M Gibby (2008). Delimitation of Taxus fuana Nan Li & R.R. Mill (Taxaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Taxon 57(1): 211–222. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065961
Gao LM, M MÖLLER, XM Zhang, ML Hollingsworth, J Liu, RR Mill, M Gibby, DZ Li (2007). High variation and strong phylogeographic pattern among cpDNA haplotypes in Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae) in China and North Vietnam. Molecular Ecology 16(22): 4684–4698. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03537.x
MÖLLER M, LM Gao, RR Mill, DZ Li, ML Hollingsworth, M Gibby (2007). Morphometric analysis of the Taxus wallichiana complex (Taxaceae) based on herbarium material. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 155(3): 307–335. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00697.x
Saito Y, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER (2007). Molecular evidence for a natural hybrid origin of Doellingeria x sekimotoi (Asteraceae) using ITS and matK sequences. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(4): 469–476. https://doi.org/10.1086/511831
Harris DJ, MF Newman, ML Hollingsworth, M MÖLLER, A Clark (2006). The phylogenetic position of Aulotandra (Zingiberaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 23(6): 725–734. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00451.x
Herbert J, MW Chase, M MÖLLER, RJ Abbott (2006). Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences confirm the placement of the enigmatic Canacomyrica monticola in Myricaceae. Taxon 55(2): 349–357. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065582
Perez-Espona S, F Sales, I Hedge, M MÖLLER (2006). Phylogeny and species relationships in Jasione (Campanulaceae) with emphasis on the 'montana-complex'. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 62(1–2): 29–51. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428606000047
Saito Y, M MÖLLER, G Kokubugata, T Katsuyama, W Marubashi, T Iwashina (2006). Molecular evidence for repeated hybridization events involved in the origin of the genus × Crepidiastrixeris (Asteraceae) using RAPDs and ITS data. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 151(3): 333–343. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00513.x
Yuan YM, S Wohlhauser, M MÖLLER, J Klackenberg, M Callmander, P Küpfer (2005). Phylogeny and biogeography of Exacum (Gentianaceae): a disjunctive distribution in the Indian Ocean Basin resulted from long distance dispersal and extensive radiation. Systematic Biology 54(1): 21–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150590905867
Mill RR, M MÖLLER, SM Glidewell, D Masson, B Williamson (2004). Comparative anatomy and morphology of fertile complexes of Prumnopitys and Afrocarpus species (Podocarpaceae) as revealed by histology and NMR imaging, and their relevance to systematics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 145(3): 295–316. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00289.x
Saito Y, G Kokubugata, M MÖLLER (2004). Evidence for the correlation between rDNA variation and satellite heteromorphy in somatic chromosome complements of Lobelia fulgens ‘Queen Victoria’ (subfamily Lobelioïdeae, family Campanulaceae). Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 23: 5–12.
Sales F, IC Hedge, W Eddie, J Preston, M MÖLLER (2004). Jasione L. taxonomy and phylogeny. Turkish Journal of Botany 28: 253–259.
Schill D, DG Long, M MÖLLER, J Squirrell (2004). Phylogenetic relationships between Lophoziaceae and Scapaniaceae based on chloroplast sequences. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 98: 141–149.
Collins D, RR Mill, M MÖLLER (2003). Species separation of Taxus baccata, T. canadensis, and T. cuspidata (Taxaceae) and origins of their reputed hybrids inferred from RAPDs and cpDNA data. American Journal of Botany 90(2): 175–182. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.90.2.175
Yuan YM, S Wohlhauser, M MÖLLER, P Chassot, G Mansion, J Grant, P Küpfer, J Klackenberg (2003). Monophyly and relationships of the tribe Exaceae (Gentianaceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal and chloroplast DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28(3): 500–517. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1055-7903(03)00068-x
Glidewell SM, M MÖLLER, G Duncan, RR Mill, D Masson, B Williamson (2002). NMR imaging as a tool for non-invasive taxonomy: comparison of female cones of two rare podocarps. New Phytologist 154(1): 197–207. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00356.x
Sinclair WT, RR Mill, MF Gardner, P Woltz, T Jaffré, J Preston, ML Hollingsworth, A Ponge, M MÖLLER (2002). Evolutionary relationships of the New Caledonian heterotrophic conifer, Parasitaxus usta (Podocarpaceae), inferred from chloroplast trnL-F intron/spacer and nuclear rDNA ITS2 sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 233(1–2): 79–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-002-0199-8
Mann DG, GE Simpson, HJ Sluiman, M MÖLLER (2001). rbcL gene tree of diatoms: a second large data-set for phylogenetic reconstruction. Phycologia 40(4), supplement: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-40-sp1-1.1
Masson D, SM Glidewell, M MÖLLER, RR Mill, B Williamson, RM Bateman (2001). Non-destructive examination of herbarium material for taxonomic studies using NMR imaging. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 58(1): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428601000439
Mill RR, M MÖLLER, F Christie, SM Glidewell, D Masson, B Williamson (2001). Morphology, anatomy and ontogeny of female cones in Acmopyle pancheri (Brongn. & Gris) Pilg. (Podocarpaceae). Annals of Botany 88(1): 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbo.2001.1426
Long D, M MÖLLER, J Preston (2000). Phylogenetic relationships of Asterella (Aytoniaceae, Marchantiopsida) inferred from chloroplast DNA sequences. The Bryologist 103(4): 625–644. https://doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0625:PROAAM]2.0.CO;2
MÖLLER M, RR Mill, SM Glidewell, D Masson, B Williamson, RM Bateman (2000). Comparative biology of the pollination mechanisms in Acmopyle pancheri and Phyllocladus hypophyllus (Podocarpaceae s. l.). Annals of Botany 86(1): 149–158. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbo.2000.1167
MÖLLER M, ML Smith (1999). The effects of priming treatments using seaweed suspensions on the water sensitivity of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) caryopses. Annals of Applied Biology 135(2): 515–521. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb00882.x
MÖLLER M, ML Smith (1998a). The applicability of seaweed suspensions as priming treatments of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seeds. Seed Science and Technology 26: 425–438.
MÖLLER M, ML Smith (1998b). The significance of the mineral component of seaweed suspensions on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seedling growth. Journal of Plant Physiology 153(5–6): 658–663. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80217-4
MÖLLER M, R Harling (1995). Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiling of Plasmodiophora brassicae. Letters in Applied Microbiology 22(1): 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01111.x
MÖLLER M, W Spoor (1993). Discrimination and identification of Lolium species and cultivars by rapid SDS-PAG electrophoresis of seed storage proteins. Seed Science and Technology 21: 213–223.
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PostDocs PhD Students

Yun-Yu Chen (2015-2018) Isolation of meristem genes in Streptocarpus. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Dr Kanae Nishii, Catherine Kidner (University of Edinburgh)

Subhani Ranasinghe (2013-2017) Taxonomy and geography of Sri Lankan and Indian Gesneriaceae Supervisors: Michael Möller, Richard Milne (University of Edinburgh), Sumudu Rubasinghe (University of Peradeniya)

Javier Luna-Castro (2013-2017) Systematics, biogeography and studies of floral evolution in Gesneriaceae Supervisors: Michael Möller, James Richardson, Catherine Kidner

Wen-Hong Chen (2011-2013) Conservation biology of Paraisometrum mileense W.T.Wang [now Oreocharis mileensis (W.T.Wang) Mich.Möller & A.Weber]. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Hong Wang (Kunming Institute of Botany)

Carmen Puglisi (2009-2012) The genus Paraboea (Gesneriaceae): taxonomy, biogeography, phylogeny and evolution. Supervisors: Michael Möller, David Middleton, Richard Milne (University of Edinburgh)

Faten Filimban (2009-2012) Arabian and African Senna. Taxonomic account and molecular phylogenetics, biogeography and cytology. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Toby Pennington, Barbara MacKinder, Toni Miller (University of Edinburgh)

Ram Chandra Poudel (2009-2012) Species distribution and population genetics of Nepalese Taxus. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Li DeZhu (Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Ping Zhou (2008-2011) Biosystematic studies in Corallodiscus (Gesneriaceae) in China. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Li Jie (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Kanae Nishii: (2003-2007) Meristem genes in Streptocarpus: PHAN and KNOX1. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Toshiyuki Nagata (University of Tokyo)

Margaret J. De Villiers (2004-2007) Systematic studies in the genus Streptocarpus in Southern Africa. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Dirk Uwe Bellstedt (University of Stellenbosch)

Célia Cabral (2004-2007) Taxonomic revision of the genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in Africa. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Fatima Sales (University of Coimbra)

Joseph Milton (2003-2006) Molecular systematics and Evo-Devo of Senecio section Senecio. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Richard Abbott (University of St. Andrews)

Raffaella Mantegazza (2003-2006) The involvement and expression of meristem genes in the phyllomorphic concept in Streptocarpus. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Alberto Spada (University of Milan)

Pranee Palee (2001-2005) The systematic of Didymocarpus Wall. and palynology of Thai Gesneriaceae. Supervisors: Michael Möller, F. B. (Bruce) Sampson (Victoria University, Wellington, NZ), Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn (Chiang Mai University)

Chun-Neng [Bruce] Wang (1989-2002) Systematics, developmental biology and population genetics of Titanotrichum oldhamii (Gesneriaceae). Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk (University of Edinburgh)

Jessada Denduangboripant (1997-2001) Molecular evolution of nuclear ribosomal DNA in Aeschynanthus and Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Supervisors: Michael Möller, Mary Mendum†, Quentin Cronk (University of Edinburgh)

MSc Students

Fang Ying-Jie (Jenny) (2024) Role of auxin on asymmetric plant development: anisocotyly as an example. Supervisors: Kanae Nishii, Ruth Hollands, Michael Möller

Li Yalan (Miya) (2024) What lives within and on a plant: our understanding from genome NGS data. 5/24-8/24. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Kane Nishii, Joanne Taylor

Luo Yanan (2024) Biogeography of Gesneriaceae in East and Southeast Asia concentrating on the fine-scale biogeographic history. Supervisors: Hannah Atkins, Kanae Nishii, Michael Möller

Leng Xue-Song (2023) Gynoecium structure and development in the Primulaceae s.l. with a clarification of the morphology of Myrsinoideae. Supervisors: Louis Ronse De Craene, Michael Möller

James Paton (2023) What’s in an NOR? Nuclear ribosomal DNA variation in Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae) – what can be revealed with genome skimming? Supervisors: Michael Möller, K. Nishii, H. Atkins

Pim H. van Caspel (2019) Revision of Bornean Costaceae. Supervisors: Axel Poulsen, Greg Kenicer, Michael Möller

Sarah Sells (2018) Morphological studies on the shoot development in Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpus section Protostreptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Supervisors: Kanae Nishii, Frieda Christie, Michael Möller

Peter Upton (2014) The distribution of conical cells in petals of Gesneriaceae with special emphasis on Streptocarpus and Aeschynanthus: implications for floral evolution. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Louis Ronse-de-Craene

Ciara Payne (2013) Gesneriaceae flower anatomy in relation to pollination syndromes. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Louis-Ronse-de Craene

William Palmer (2010) The Asterids – dating and divergence. Supervisors: Michael Möller, James Richardson

Shao-Pei Chou (2008) Streptocarpus pollination syndromes. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Chun-Neng [Bruce] Wang (National Taiwan University)

Pavlos Georgiadis (2005) Developmental and genetic dissection of floral morphology in Streptocarpus. Supervisors: Michael Möller,Catherine Kidner, Elspeth Haston

Darian Stark-Schilling (2004) Taxonomy and phylogeny of New World Podocarpus species (Podocarpaceae) with special emphasis on the Caribbean and Central America. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Robert Mill, Martin Gardner

Marie Briggs (2004) The taxonomy of Madagascan Saintpaulia-like Streptocarpus. Supervisors: Michael Möller,Louis Ronse De Craene

Suzie Prince (2004) Studies in Jasione III: multidisciplinary approach to the taxonomy of Jasione (Campanulaceae) Supervisors: Michael Möller, Ian Hedge, Fatima Sales (University of Coimbra), Louis Ronse De Craene

Bandana Shakya (2004) Systematic relationships of the Himalayan endemic Keraymonia (Umbelliferae). Supervisors: Michael Möller, Mark Watson, Crinan Alexander

Andrew Chapman (2003) Relationships in the genus Agalmyla (Gesneriaceae), inferred from molecular, morphological and cytological data. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Mary Mendum†).

Gwyneth McMaster (2003) Streptocarpus ibityensis Humbert: population structure and taxonomy of a Malagasy herb. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Mark Hughes

Mary Adeyanjy (2003) Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Antirrhinum based on the epidermal characters and the FIM-ERG intergenic region sequences. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Andrew Hudson, Thomas Guebitz

Joseph Milton (2003) Jasione L. (Campanulaceae): taxonomy in Turkey and the Balkan area and their phylogenetic relationship to West Mediterranean taxa. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Ian Hedge, Fatima Sales (University of Coimbra)

Sílvia Pérez-Espona (2002) Genus phylogeny and species relationships of Jasione (Campanulaceae), with emphasis on the montana-complex. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Ian Hedge, Fatima Sales (University of Coimbra)

Tsui-Han Lai (2001) Comparative morphological and anatomical analysis of diverse Madagascan Streptocarpus morphs and Saintpaulia. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Mary Mendum†

Dennis Collins (2001) An investigation of the species Taxus baccata, T. cuspidata and T. canadensis, and their reputed hybrids. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Robert Mill

Rebecca Oldham (2000) Floral evolution in Streptocarpus: integrating morphological and developmental genetics. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk

Helene Citerne (1999) Examination of cycloidea-like genes in Gesneriaceae and their implication in the control of zygomorphy. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk

Stephen O'Sullivan (1999) Molecular phylogenetics of Madagascan Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) using chloroplast trnL/F data. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk

Kristine J. Brooks (1998) Phylogenetic relevance of plastid types in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae), with special reference to S. agg. rexii and the Igoda River population. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk

Jill Harrison (1998) The evolution of floral diversity in Streptocarpus. Supervisors: Michael Möller,Quentin Cronk

Martha Clokie (1997) An investigation of the genus Saintpaulia using the developmental gene cycloidea and cryptic characters of leaf hairs. Supervisors: Michael Möller, Quentin Cronk

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