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2018
Journal article
A new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) from inselbergs in Brazilian caatinga: morphological and karyological evidence.
We describe a new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae), Gomesa caatingana, with restricted distribution on caatinga inselbergs in Paraíba and Pernambuco States, Brazil. Morphological and karyological characters of the new species were compared with those of Gomesa flexuosa, which is morphologically the most closely related species. Differences in geographical distribution,... -
2022
Journal article
Chromosome number, heterochromatin, and genome size support recent polyploid origin of the Epidendrum nocturnum group and reveal a new species (Laeliinae, Orchidaceae).
The Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. group comprises about 60 species. Nine species occur in Brazil, predominantly in the Atlantic and Amazon Forests. The group is taxonomically complex because its species are morphologically similar and not easily distinguished. The main objective of this work is to characterize their chromosome evolution and how... -
2021
Journal article
Nuclear–plastid discordance indicates past introgression in Epidendrum species (Laeliinae: Orchidaceae) with highly variable chromosome numbers.
Here we study a challenging group of karyotypically highly variable Epidendrum spp. using phylogenetic methods to help understand how hybridization/introgression contributes to karyotype evolution. We hypothesize that species with great chromosome number variation are a result of past hybridization/introgression. Conflicting topologies in trees constructed using separate plastid and nuclear datasets...