{
  "id": 1576704,
  "title": "From distyly to stigma-height dimorphism: phylogenetic insights into the evolutionary breakdown of distyly in Jasminum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/from-distyly-to-stigma-height-dimorphism-phylogenetic-insights-into",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.16.744856v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Background and Aims Distylous polymorphisms (distyly) are adaptations for plants to improve efficiency of cross-pollination and reduce pollen wastage. Theoretical models suggest that distyly evolves from stylar monomorphism via an intermediate stage of stigma-height dimorphism (SHD), however, this evolutionary scenario is only observed in few distylous lineages. The genus Jasminum have many…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}