Frailea

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Frailea

Frailea Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 208. 1922 sec. Hunt 20061
  • 1. Hunt, D.R. 2006: The New Cactus Lexicon. – Milborne Port: dh books

Content

Notes

The combination of several Frailea names under Astrophytum by Halda & Malina (2005) reflects only a superficial similarity of seeds and flowers. This supposed close relationship had already been postulated by Buxbaum (1951),but has no phylogenetic support up to now. Frailea is one of several genera that, according to molecular phylogenies, have an isolated position within the Cactoideae, but the relationship to other clades is still not finally resolved (Hernández-Hernández & al. 2011).A,B,C,D

Taxon standing

Category E. No assessment of monophyly has yet been possible, because only a few species were sampled or no phylogenetic study has been conducted so far.

Acknowledgments

Revised by Detlev Metzing

Bibliography

A. Buxbaum, F. 1951: Where does the genus Astrophytum belong?. – National Cactus and Succulent Journal 6: 4–5
B. Halda, J. J. & Malina 2005: Nové třídění skupiny Astrophytum – Frailea. – Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. Nat., 12(1): 11-15
C. Hernández-Hernández, T., Hernández, H.M., De-Nova, J. A., Puente, R., Eguiarte, L.E. & Magallón, S. 2011: Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of growth form in Cactaceae (Caryophyllales, Eudicotyledoneae). – American Journal of Botany 98(1): 44-61. http://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000129
D. Metzing, D. 2021: Revisions of Frailea, Gymnocalycium and various other genera. – In: Korotkova N. & al., Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. – Willdenowia 51: 251-270. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51208