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1 December 2008 Pereskia, Portulacaceae, Photosynthesis, and Phylogenies: Implications For Early Cactaceae
M Patrick Griffith
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Abstract

Recent molecular studies inform relationships among Cactaceae and early cactus evolution. Results of these studies are not uniform. Three topics are considered: (1) the phylogenetic position of Pereskia, (2) characters of the outgroups of Cactaceae, and (3) the character evolution implied thereby. If diminutive habit, succulence, and stem photosynthesis predate the Cactaceae, then character states in Pereskia may represent reversals.

M Patrick Griffith "Pereskia, Portulacaceae, Photosynthesis, and Phylogenies: Implications For Early Cactaceae," Haseltonia 2008(14), 37-45, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.37
Published: 1 December 2008
KEYWORDS
Cactaceae
cacti
character evolution
Pereskia
Portulacaceae
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