Plant Systematics

Pilosocereus cristalinensis should not be regarded as conspecific with P. machrisii (Cereeae, Cactaceae) featured image

Pilosocereus cristalinensis should not be regarded as conspecific with P. machrisii (Cereeae, Cactaceae)

Fabricio O. Pereira

• Apr 1, 2025 • 1 min read

A microendemic and enigmatic new cactus species from the campo rupestre of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Uebelmannia nuda (Cactaceae, Cactoideae) featured image

A microendemic and enigmatic new cactus species from the campo rupestre of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Uebelmannia nuda (Cactaceae, Cactoideae)

Daniela C. Zappi

• Jan 1, 2024 • 1 min read

Phylogenomics of One of the World’s Most Intriguing Groups of CAM Plants, the Opuntioids (Opuntioideae: Cactaceae): Adaptation to Tropical Dry Forests Helped Drive Prominent Morphological Features in the Clade featured image

Austrocylindropuntia

Phylogenomics of One of the World’s Most Intriguing Groups of CAM Plants, the Opuntioids (Opuntioideae: Cactaceae): Adaptation to Tropical Dry Forests Helped Drive Prominent Morphological Features in the Clade

Lucas C. Majure

• Apr 1, 2023 • 1 min read

Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): Evidence for the Role of the Grand Canyon in the Biogeographic History of the Iconic Beavertail Cactus and Relatives featured image

Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): Evidence for the Role of the Grand Canyon in the Biogeographic History of the Iconic Beavertail Cactus and Relatives

Lucas C. Majure

• Jan 1, 2023 • 1 min read

Beyond endemism, expanding conservation efforts: What can new distribution records reveal? featured image

Beyond endemism, expanding conservation efforts: What can new distribution records reveal?

Matias Köhler

• Aug 1, 2020 • 1 min read