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

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

Opuntioideae, composed of roughly 370 species, occur in almost every biome in the Americas, from seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) to high-elevation Andean grasslands, American deserts and temperate zones. The interrelationships among the three major clades of Opuntioideae (Cylindropuntieae, Op...

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Main Authors: Lucas C. Majure, Serena Achá, Marc A. Baker, Raul Puente-Martínez, Matias Köhler, Shannon Fehlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
<i>Austrocylindropuntia</i>
biogeography
<i>Cylindropuntia</i>
CAM photosynthesis
<i>Opuntia</i>
phylogenomics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/570

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