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Cover imageVibrant red flowers of Pitcairnia flammea', copyright [Fábio Pinheiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil], used with kind permission [Fábio Pinheiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil].