Correlations among chromosome numbers, nuclear DNA contents and climatic variables of South American Cactaceae in a phylogenetic context

ML Las Peñas, K Bauk, N Rossi… - Biological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cactaceae are American members of arid and semi-arid regions and are also present in
tropical forests and temperate climates. The taxonomy is complex owing to large …

On the continuum of evolution: a putative new hybrid speciation event in Opuntia (Cactaceae) between a native and an introduced species in southern South America

M Köhler, LJ Oakley, F Font, MLL Peñas… - Systematics and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hybridization plays a fundamental role in plant evolution and diversification, promoting gene
flow, morphological novelties, and plant speciation. Here, we integrated fieldwork …

Phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Tephrocactus (Cactaceae) based on molecular, morphological, and cytogenetical data

ML Las Peñas, R Kiesling, G Bernardello - Taxon, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tephrocactus comprises species mainly endemic to Argentina. Molecular phylogenetic
analyses of all proposed species of the genus as well as classical (chromosome number …

Tracing the geographic origins of two forms of Opuntia ficus-indica cultivated in Argentina using haplotype diversity patterns, and cytogenetic and morphological …

G Montenegro, MC Acosta, L Caeiro, L Varone… - Genetic Resources and …, 2024 - Springer
Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly known as prickly-pear, tuna, or nopal, is a cactus species of
economic significance. It is widely cultivated for its fruits and cladodes, used as both fodder …

Genetic variables, population features and reproductive success of Gymnocalycium monvillei (Cactaceae) along an altitudinal gradient

K Bauk, DE Gurvich, Z Liber, Z Šatović… - Botanical Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Altitudinal gradients in mountain environments impose selection pressures that could result
in marked heterogeneity in genetic characteristics, population features and reproductive …

Taxonomic and cytogenetic studies in Opuntia ser. Armatae (Cactaceae)

ML Las Peñas, L Oakley, NC Moreno, G Bernardello - Botany, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Opuntia series Armatae is evaluated considering morphological (vegetative, floral, and
carpological) and cytogenetical (diploid number, presence of heterochromatin, and physical …

Classical and molecular cytogenetics and DNA content in Maihuenia and Pereskia (Cactaceae)

ML Las Peñas, JD Urdampilleta, B López-Carro… - Plant Systematics and …, 2014 - Springer
We studied cacti species of the subfamilies Pereskioideae (five species of the southern
clade) and both species of Maihuenioideae using molecular cytogenetic techniques and …

Molecular cytogenetic insights into the evolution of the epiphytic genus Lepismium (Cactaceae) and related genera

NC Moreno, LD Amarilla, ML Las Peñas… - Botanical Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Changes in chromosome structure and number play an important role in plant
evolution. This was investigated in the Neotropical epiphytic cacti: all Lepismium spp. and …

[HTML][HTML] Karyotype characterization and evolution of chromosome number in Cactaceae with special emphasis on subfamily Cactoideae

JP Castro, AP Moraes, MW Chase, A Santos… - Acta Botanica …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Cactaceae species are karyotypically well-known with x= 11 and chromosome number
variation due mainly to polyploidization. However, both assumptions are based on …

Cytogenetic characteristics of four Gymnocalycium (Cactaceae) species along altitudinal gradients

K Bauk, DE Gurvich, ML Las Peñas - Haseltonia, 2023 - BioOne
Species can have broad altitudinal distributions and their characteristics may vary
throughout distribution ranges. Ploidy level can vary along environmental gradients, such as …