Target capture and genome skimming for plant diversity studies

FF Pezzini, G Ferrari, LL Forrest, ML Hart… - Applications in Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent technological advances in long‐read high‐throughput sequencing and assembly
methods have facilitated the generation of annotated chromosome‐scale whole‐genome …

Spatial patterns of evolutionary diversity in Cactaceae show low ecological representation within protected areas

DT Amaral, IAS Bonatelli, M Romeiro-Brito… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mapping biodiversity patterns across taxa and environments is crucial to address the
evolutionary and ecological dimensions of species distribution, suggesting areas of …

Unravelling phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cereeae using target enrichment sequencing

M Romeiro-Brito, NP Taylor, DC Zappi… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Cactaceae are succulent plants, quasi-endemic to the
American continent, and one of the most endangered plant groups in the world. Molecular …

Floral specialization and bat pollination in subtribe Cereinae (Cactaceae): a morphological approach

S Albuquerque-Lima, NP Taylor, DC Zappi… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cactaceae has many vertebrate-pollinated species, and in the subtribe Cereinae, several
genera are indicated as being pollinated by bats. In this subtribe, we observed phenotypic …

A phylogeny of Cereus (Cactaceae) and the placement and description of two new species

NP Taylor, DC Zappi, M Romeiro‐Brito, MC Telhe… - Taxon, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new study of the phylogeny of Cereus investigates generic monophyly and previous
subgeneric classification. A coalescent approach was used to assess phylogenetic …

Integrating genomic sequencing resources: an innovative perspective on recycling with universal Angiosperms353 probe sets

X Wang, T Xiong, Y Wang, X Zhang, M Sun - Horticulture Advances, 2024 - Springer
Sequencing strategies have continually advanced, with high-throughput sequencing (HTS)
technologies emerging as pivotal tools in plant phylogenomics. As a standard form of target …

Identifying the multiple drivers of Cactus diversification

JB Thompson, T Hernández-Hernández… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Our understanding of the complexity of forces at play in the rise of major angiosperm
lineages remains incomplete. The diversity and heterogeneous distribution of most …

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

DC Zappi, NP Taylor, FN Costa, SN Fonseca… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A phylogenetic study of Uebelmannia investigates the relationships of a newly discovered
taxon in this enigmatic, early‐diverging genus that is sister to all the other c. 460 species of …

A Conspectus of Angiosperm Supertribes

Z Ezedin - Harvard Papers in Botany, 2024 - BioOne
The inconspicuous rank of supertribe is rarely used in botanical classification, being only
reserved for large families with high tribal-level diversity. The purpose of the supertribe is to …

[PDF][PDF] iCAN, yet another association of cactophilous people?

M Arakaki, K Bauk, FF Franco, B Goettsch… - Cactus and Succulent …, 2023 - iucn-cssg.org
During pre-pandemic times, scientific researchers used to physically gather at academic
events such as conferences and seminars. We were not used to virtual meetings and video …