Lucas C. Majure

Florida Museum of Natural History — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant Diversity and Evolution(83), Botanical Research and Applications(71), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies(43), Plant and animal studies(42), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions(28)

Publications135 total

Patterns of endemism and ancestral areas of Hispaniolan Melastomes (Melastomataceae) and the role of the Massif de la Hotte in shaping diversity
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society·2025
Complete chloroplast genomes suggest a single origin of the Indian subcontinent Sonerila (Melastomataceae)
2025Open Access
A new species of pink-flowered Leptocereus (Cactaceae) from Cuba
Phytotaxa·2025
Reassessment of <i>Platyopuntia brunneogemmia</i> and <i>Platyopuntia rubrogemmia</i> and their recognition within <i>Opuntia</i> (Opuntieae, Cactaceae)
Systematics and Biodiversity·2025
(3089) Proposal to reject the name <i>Cactus tuna</i> (<i>Opuntia tuna</i>) (<i>Cactaceae</i>)
Taxon·2025Open Access
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the beavertail cactus, <i>Opuntia basilaris</i>
Journal of Heredity·2025· 1 cited
Diversity, Ecology, and Distribution of Opuntioideae (Prickly Pears and Chollas) Neophytes in Southern Switzerland
Diversity·2025Open Access
The PteridoPortal: A publicly accessible collection of over three million records of extant and extinct pteridophytes
Applications in Plant Sciences·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Seasonally dry tropical forests of the Greater Antilles yield a new species of the Caribbean clade of Castela, Castela plenaensis (Simaroubaceae), an endemic to the southern slopes of the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
Brittonia·2024
Chilling Out: Cooler Climates Triggered Divergence of <i>Sabal</i> (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae: Sabaleae) at the End of the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum
Systematic Botany·2024· 1 cited
A New Endemic Species from the Guiana Shield, Smilax brevipedunculata (Smilacaceae)
Harvard Papers in Botany·2023
A New Endemic <i>Smilax</i> (Smilacaceae) from Tafelberg, Suriname, Supported by Morphometric and Phylogenetic Evidence
Systematic Botany·2023· 1 cited
Towards a Treatment for the Cactus Family (Cactaceae) on Hispaniola: Generic Key, Species Checklist, Nomenclature Assessments and Distribution Notes.
Haseltonia·2023· 1 cited
Phylogeny of North American <i>Dichanthelium</i> (Panicoideae, Poaceae): Testing Species Limits in One of the Most Taxonomically Complicated Groups of Grasses
International Journal of Plant Sciences·2023
Biogeography and diversification of the Caribbean clade of <i>Miconia</i> (Melastomataceae): a Cuban origin underlies one of the largest Antillean radiations
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Lista anotada de cactus nativos y naturalizados de Cuba
Botanical Sciences·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): Evidence for the Role of the Grand Canyon in the Biogeographic History of the Iconic Beavertail Cactus and Relatives
Plants·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
More than a spiny morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae)
Annals of Botany·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
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
Diversity·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
More than a prickly morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae)
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Pamela S. Soltis(18), Walter S. Judd(18), Eldis R. Bécquer(9), Kurt M. Neubig(7), Matias Köhler(6), Gretchen M. Ionta(6), James D. Skean(6), Duniel Barrios(5), Andrew M. Salywon(5), Evgeny V. Mavrodiev(4), Salvador Arias(4), Raúl Puente‐Martínez(4), Raúl Puente(4), Fabián A. Michelangeli(4), Martin F. Wojciechowski(4), Rafaela S. Fontenele(4), Philippe Roumagnac(4), Simone G. Ribeiro(4), Arvind Varsani(4), Marc A. Baker(3)