Succulent plants are widely distributed, reaching their highest diversity in arid and semi‐arid
regions. Their origin and diversification is thought to be associated with a global expansion …

The cacti are one of the most celebrated radiations of succulent plants. There has been
much speculation about their age, but progress in dating cactus origins has been hindered …

Abstract Background The plant family Cactaceae provides some of the most striking
examples of adaptive evolution, expressing undeniably the most spectacular New World …

The cacti have undergone extensive specialization in their evolutionary history, providing an
excellent system in which to address large‐scale questions of morphological and …

• Premise of the study: Cactaceae is one of the most charismatic plant families because of
the extreme succulence and outstanding diversity of growth forms of its members. Although …

The cacti are well‐known desert plants, widely recognized by their specialized growth form
and essentially leafless condition. Pereskia, a group of 17 species with regular leaf …

The determinants of biodiversity patterns can be understood using macroevolutionary
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …

Floral biology in the Cactaceae represents a new field of research, with only 2% of
approximately 2,000 species having been studied. Studies on breeding systems cover …

Flowering phenology is often strongly constrained by phylogenetichistory: many closely-
related plants have very similar phenologies. On theotherhand, divergent flowering …

Premise Although numerous phylogenetic studies have been conducted in Cactaceae,
whole‐plastome datasets have not been employed. We used the chollas to develop a …