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×Cylindronia, a New Nothogenus Representing the First Reported Hybrid Between Grusonia and Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae)

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Baker M. A., Majure L. C., Cloud-Hughes M. A., Rebman J. P., ×Cylindronia, a New Nothogenus Representing the First Reported Hybrid Between Grusonia and Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae), Haseltonia, 2022, 29(1):5-15, doi: 10.2985/026.029.0102

The analysis of morphology, plastid DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA confirms the hybrid origin of ×Cylindronia robertsii, formerly Grusonia robertsii. It identifies Grusonia invicta as the maternal parent and Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. alcahes as the paternal parent.

GenusPhysiology and anatomyCylindropuntiaGrusoniaMicropuntia

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