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-Murphy, T.H., N.M. Heaton, I.E. Molgo, K. Ho, and L.C. Majure. Accepted. A new endemic Smilax (Smilacaceae) from Tafelberg, Suriname, supported by morphometric and phylogenetic evidence. Systematic Botany.
Peer Reviewed Publications
2023
Majure, L.C., L. Bacci, E.R. Bécquer, F.A. Michelangeli, T. Clase, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2023.Biogeography and diversification of the Caribbean Clade (Miconieae, Melastomataceae): a Cuban origin underlies one of the largest Antillean radiations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad048
Barrios, D., S. Arias, L.R. González-Torrez, and L.C. Majure. 2023. Lista anotada de cactus nativos y naturalizados de Cuba. Botanical Sciences https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3324
-Köhler, M., M. Reginato, J-J Jin, L.C. Majure. 2023. More than a prickly morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution mcad098, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad098
-Majure, L.C., T.H. Murphy, M. Köhler, and W.C. Hodgson. 2023. Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): evidence for the role of the Grand Canyon biogeographic history of the iconic beavertail cactus and relatives. Plants 12: 2677. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12142677
-Majure, L.C., S. Achá, M.A. Baker, R. Puente-Martínez, M. Kohler, and S.D. Fehlberg. 2023. Phylogenomics of one of the world's most intriguing groups of CAM plants, the Opuntioids (Opuntioideae: Cactaceae). Diversity 15: 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040
2022
-Baker, M.A., L.C. Majure, M.A. Cloud-Hughes, and J.P. Rebman. 2022. xCylindronia, a new nothogenus representing the first reported hybrid between Grusonia and Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae). Haseltonia 29: 5–15. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.029.0102
-Encarnación, Y., A. Guerrero, E. Séptimo, y L.C. Majure. 2022. Distribución y estado de conservación de Melocactus praerupticola Areces: un cactus endémico del bosque xeromorfo de montaña, Cordillera Central, República Dominicana. Moscosoa 21: 56–88.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, Y. Piña, J.D. Skean, Jr., K. Ho, y W.S. Judd. 2022. Miconia pegueroana, una especie nueva del clado Calycodomatia de la Sierra de Neiba, República Dominicana. Moscosoa 21: 45–55.
-Judd, W.S., E.R. Bécquer, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XV. Revision of Miconia sect. Echinatae. Rhodora 123: 237–334. https://doi.org/10.3119/20-35
-Breslin, P., M. Wojciechowski, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Remarkably rapid, recent diversification of Cochemiea and Mammillaria (Cactaceae) in the Baja California, Mexico Region. American Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16048.
-Judd, W.S., L.C. Majure, F.A. Michelangeli, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, D.S. Penneys, and R.D. Stone. 2022.Morphological variability within Melastomataceae (Myrtales), including a discussion of associated terminology. Pp. 45–85. In: Goldenberg, R., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_3
-Majure, L.C., E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2022. Patterns of diversification of Miconia (Miconieae) in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Pp. 645–671, In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_29
-Michelangeli, F.A., A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., M.K. Caddah, G.M. Ionta, D.S. Penneys, M. Alvear, J.M. Burke, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Why recognize Miconia as the only genus in tribe Miconieae (Melastomataceae)? Pp. 235–254. In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_10
-Michelangeli, F.A., A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., R. KRiebel, K. Sosa, M.K. Caddah, G.M. Ionta, J.R. de Santigao, D.S. Penneys, M. Alvear, M. Gavrutenko, J.M. Burke, L.C. Majure, and M. Reginato. 2022. Historical biogeography of the Neotropical Miconieae (Melastomataceae) reveals a pattern of progressive colonization out of lowland South America. Pp. 629–644. In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_28
-Majure, L.C., D. Barrios, E. Díaz, L.F. Bacci and Y. Encarnación. 2022. Phylogenomics of the Caribbean Melocacti: cryptic species and multiple invasions. Taxon https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12791
-Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. 2022. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae): XV. Revision of Miconiasect. Menendezia. Brittonia https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09708-w
-Tunckol, B., H. Yasayacak, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.: a new record of an invasive alien species in The Flora of Turkey. Bioinvasions 11: 345–350.
-Judd, W.S., and L.C. Majure. 2022. An investigation of Miconia tetrandra (Melastomataceae: Miconieae): phylogenetic placement and taxonomy. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 53–61.
-Barrios, D., J.M. Acuña, E. Díaz, H. Lemus-Barrios, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Análisis morfométrico del grupo Melocactus harlowii (Cactaceae) a partir de caracteres vegetativos y reproductivos. Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional 43: 51–67.
-Majure, L.C. 2022. On the origin of two putative allopolyploids, Opuntia curvispina and O. martiniana (Cactaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 317–333.
-Barrios, D., and L.C. Majure. 2022. Types and typifications of the Antillean endemic genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae). Brittonia 10.1007/s12228-022-09709-9
2021
-Majure, L.C., K. Pham and T. Clase. 2021. Castela senticosa (Simaroubaceae: Sapindales), a new species of the Greater Antillean clade endemic to Hispaniola. Systematic Botany 46: 1033–1041.
-Brenskelle, L., V. Barve, L.C. Majure, R. Guralnick and D. Li. 2021. Analyzing a phenological anamoly in Yucca of the southwestern United States. Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00265-y
-Köhler, M., L.J. Oakley, F. Font, M. Laura Las Peñas, N.C. Moreno, and L.C. Majure. 2021. On the continuum of evolution: a putative new hybrid speciation event in Opuntia (Cactaceae). Systematics and Biodiversity https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2021.1967510
-Korotkova, N., D. Aquino, S. Arias, U. Eggli, A. Franck, C. Gómez-Hinostrosa, P.C. Guerrero, H.M. Hernández, A. Kohlbecker, M. Köhler, K. Luther, L.C. Majure, A. Mueller, R. Nyffeler, D. Sánchez, B. Schlumpberger, and W.G. Berendsohn. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51: 251 – 271. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51208
-Pirani, J.R., L.C. Majure, and M.F. Devecchi. 2021. A review of Simaroubaceae with an emphasis on American taxa. Brazilian Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00731-x
-Majure, L.C., A. Blankenship, A. Grinage, and A. Noa-Monzón. 2021. Castela (Simaroubaceae), an impressive New World radiation of thorny shrubs destined for edaphically dry habitats. Brazilian Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00742-8
-Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. 2021. A revised circumscription and clarification of the taxonomic position of Miconia tetrazygioides (Melastomataceae: Miconieae): an endemic to the Massif de la Hotte. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 15: 67–71.
-Fontenele, R.S., A. Bhaskara, I.N. Cobb, L.C. Majure, A.M. Salywon, J.A. Avalos-Calleros, G.R. Arguello-Astorga, K. Schmidlin, P. Roumagnac, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, P. Lefeuvre, A. Varsani. 2021. Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13: 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810.
-Köhler, M.*, F. Font, R. Puente-Martínez, L.C. Majure. 2021. “That’s Opuntia, that was!”, again: a new combination for an old and enigmatic Opuntia s.l. (Cactaceae). Phytotaxa https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.505.3.2
-Fontenele, R.S., A.M. Salywon, L.C. Majure, I.N. Cobb, A. Bhaskara, J.A. Avalos-Calleros, G.R. Argüello-Astorga, K. Schmidlin, A. Khalifeh, K. Smith, J. Schreck, M.C. Lund, M. Kohler, M.F. Wojciechowski, W.C. Hodgson, R. Puente-Martinez, K. Van Doorslaer, S. Kumari, K.A. Oyeniran, C. Verniere, D. Filloux, P. Roumagnac, P. Lefeuvre, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, and A. Varsani. 2021. New world Cactaceae plants harbor diverse geminiviruses. Viruses https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040694
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, A. Blankenship, and A. Noa-Monzón. 2021. A new species of Picrasma, P. nanophylla (Simaroubaceae), from the Dominican Republic. Brittonia https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-021-09656-x.
-Lemus-Barrios, H., D. Barrios, J.A. García-Beltrán, S. Arias and L.C. Majure. 2021. Taxonomic implications of seed macro- and micromorphology in Melocactus (Cactaceae) from Cuba. Willdenowia 51: 91–113. doi: https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51108.
-Majure, L.C., D. Barrios, E. Díaz, B. Zumwalde, W. Testo, and V. Negrón-Ortiz. 2021. Pleistocene drying underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular giant, Consolea (Opuntioideae). American Journal of Botany 108: 1–16. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1610
-Breslin, P., M. Wojciechowski, and L.C. Majure. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) of Baja California and adjacent regions: resolving the monophyly of Mammillaria with new combinations in Cochemiea. Taxon https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12451.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, Y. Encarnación, B. Peguero, K. Ho and D. Barrios. 2021. Phylogenetics of Leptocereus (Cactaceae) on Hispaniola: clarifying species limits in the L. weingartianus complex and a new species from the Sierra de Bahoruco. Phytokeys 172: 17–37. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.172.59497
2020
-Fontenele, R.S., P. Roumagnac, C. Richet, S. Kraberger, D. Stainton, M. Aleamotuá, D. Filloux, P. Bernardo, G.W. Harkins, J. McCarthy, L.S. Charles, N.S. Lamas, E.F.M. Abreau, R.A. Abreau, G.B. Batista, A.L.M. Lacerda, A. Salywon, M.F. Wojciechowski, L.C. Majure, D.P. Martin, S.G. Ribeiro, P. Lefeuvre, A. Varsani. 2020. Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants. Archives of Virology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04801-5.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, W. Testo, W. Cinea and B. Peguero. 2020. Nuevos reportes para la flora de La Española. Moscosoa 20: 151–161.
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-Majure, L.C. and T. Clase. 2020. Opuntia repens en la República Dominicana y notas sobre la taxonomía del complejo Curassavica. Moscosoa 20: 105–113.
-Köhler, M., and L.C. Majure. 2020. Reassessment and typification of Opuntia canterae (Opuntioideae, Cactaceae), an endemic prickly pear cactus of Uruguay. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 325–333. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2020.1723
-Köhler, M., M. Reginato, T.T. Souza-Chies, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Next-generation sequencing across Opuntioideae (Cactaceae): insights into plastome structural variation and phylogenetic markers in a prickly group. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 729. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00729
-Köhler, M., L.F. Esser, F. Font, T.T. Souza-Chies, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Beyond endemism, expanding conservation efforts: what can new distribution records reveal? Biodiversity and Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2020.125543
-Barrios, D., S. Arias, L.R. González-Torres, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from chloroplast markers and morpho-anatomical evidence. Plant Systematics and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-020-01693-5
-Fontenele, R.S., A.M. Salywon, L.C. Majure, I.N. Cobb, A. Bhaskara, K. Schmidlin, A. Khalifeh, K. Smith, J. Schreck, M. Lund, M. Kohler, M. Wojciechowski, W.C. Hodgson, R. Puente-Martinez, K. Van Doorslaer, L. Shen, S. Johnston, S. Kumari, C. Vernière, D. Filloux, P. Roumagnac, P. Lefeuvre, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, and A. Varsani. 2020. A novel divergent geminivirus identified in asymptomatic New World Cactaceae plants. Viruses 12: 398. doi:10.3390/v12040398
-Majure, L.C., M. Köhler, and F. Font. 2020. North American Opuntias in Argentina, a closer look at O. ventanensis and the phylogenetic position of O. penicilligera. Phytotaxa 428: 279–289.
2019
-Judd, W.S., and L.C. Majure. 2019. Miconia elaeagnoides: a morphologically distinctive species within the Caribbean clade of Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 13: 387–396.
-Franklin, J., L.C. Majure, M. Landestoy, Y. Encarnación, T. Clase, D.E. Soltis, H. Almonte-Espinosa, A.W. Kratter, J.A. Oswald, R.S. Terrill, D.W. Steadman. 2019. The changing ecological communities along and elevation gradient in seasonally dry tropical forest on Hispaniola (Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic). Biotropica 51: 802–816. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12707
-Majure, L.C., M. Baker, M. Cloud-Hughes, A. Salywon, and K.M. Neubig. 2019. Phylogenomics in Cactaceae: a case study using the chollas sensu lato (Cylindropuntieae, Opuntioideae) reveals a common pattern out of the Chihuahuan/Sonoran deserts. American Journal of Botany 106: 1–19.
-Baker, M.A., M.A. Cloud-Hughes, J.P. Rebman, and L.C. Majure. 2019. Nomenclatural changes in Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae). Madroño 66: 92–96.
-Manning, K.C., L.C. Majure, and K. Rykaczewski. 2019. Hydration-state modulated morphology, wetting, and vapor permeation of Opuntia surfaces. Surface Innovations https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.19.00036.
-Jantzen, J.R., W.M. Whitten, K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, D.S. Soltis, P.S. Soltis. 2019. Effects of taxon sampling and tree reconstruction methods on estimates of phylogenetic diversity. Ecology and Evolution 00: 1–21. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5425.
-Barrios, D., E. Díaz, and L.C. Majure. 2019. Exploraciones botánicas a poblaciones de Consolea en Cuba: estado de conservación y principales amenazas. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 13: 217–228.
-Rabeler, R.K., H.T. Svoboda, B. Thiers, L.A. Prather, J. Macklin, L. Lagomarsino, L.C. Majure, and C. Ferguson. 2019. Recommendations in Desirable Procedures in Herbarium Practice and Ethics, III. Systematic Botany 44: 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364419X697840
2018
-Guerrero, P., L.C. Majure, A. Cornejo-Romero, and T. Hernández-Hernández. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in the cactus family. Journal of Heredity doi:10.1093/jhered/esy064
-Allen, J., C. Germain-Aubrey, N. Barve, K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, S.W. Laffan, B.D. Mishler, H. Owens, S.A. Smith, W.M. Whitten, J.R. Abbott, D.E. Soltis, R. Guralnick, and P.S. Soltis. 2018. Spatial phylogenetics of Florida vascular plants: the effects of calibration and uncertainty on diversity estimates. iScience https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.12.002.
-Judd, W.S., G.M. Ionta, L.C. Majure, and F.A. Michelangeli. 2018. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Miconia crenata and related species (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) in the Greater Antilles. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 521–529.
-Judd, W.S., G.M. Ionta, and L.C. Majure. 2018.Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIV. Species of Miconia section Sagraea that occur in the Greater Antilles and additionally in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 531–547.
-Vargas, D.M., P. Hernández-Ledesma, L.C. Majure, R. Puente, H.M. Hernández, and R.T. Bárcenas. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships in Echinocactus (Cacteae) inferred with molecular and morphological evidence. Phytokeys 111: 31–59.
- Wang, N., Y. Yang, M.J. Moore, S.F. Brockington, J.F. Walker, J.W. Brown, B. Liang, T. Feng, C. Edwards, J. Mikenas, J. Olivieri, V. Hutchinson, A. Timoneda, T. Stoughton, R. Puente, L.C.Majure, U. Eggli, S.A. Smith. 2018. Evolution of Portulacineae marked by adaptation to harsh environments, gene tree conflict, and gene family expansion. Molecular Biology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy200.
- Michelangeli, F.A., R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, G. Ocampo, G.M Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., L.C. Majure, and D.S. Penneys. 2018. New combinations and names in Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Brittonia.
- Majure, L.C. and T. Clase. 2018. Uso del nombre Consolea microcarpa versus Consolea picardae, una especie endémica de La Española. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 75–80.
- Walker, J.F., Y. Yang, T. Feng, A. Timoneda, J. Mikenas, V. Hutchison, C. Edwards, N. Wang, S. Ahluwalia, J. Olivieri, N. Walker-Hale, L.C. Majure, R. Puente, G. Kadereit, M. Lauterbach, U. Eggli, H. Flores Olvera, H. Ochoterena Booth, S.F. Brockington, M.J. Moore, and S.A. Smith. 2018. From cacti to carnivores: improved phylotranscriptomic sampling and hierarchical homology inference provides further insight to the evolution of Caryophyllales. American Journal of Botany 105: 1–17.
- Majure, L.C., J.D. Skean, Jr., K.M. Neubig, and W.S. Judd. 2018. Miconia clasei, a new species of Miconia sect. Calycodomatia (Miconieae: Melastomataceae) from the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic and a closer look at species relationships in the Sandpaper clade. Systematic Botany 43: 430–438.
- Skean, Jr., J.D., W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, and G.M. Ionta. 2018. Recognition of Miconia subg. Mecranium (Melastomataceae) and associated nomenclatural changes. Brittonia DOI 10.1007/s12228-018-9531-7.
- Bécquer, E.R., W.S. Judd, and L.C. Majure. 2018. Taxonomic revision of Miconia sect. Calycopteris (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) on Cuba. Brittonia 70: 90–110.
2017
- Judd, W.S., E.R. Bécquer, and L.C. Majure. 2017. First collection ofMiconia turquinensis (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) with flowers, and comparison with M. acunae, a putative close relative. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 11: 161–167.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis and D.E. Soltis. 2017. A taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex (Opuntias.s.: Cactaceae). Phytotaxa 290: 1-65. http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/.
2016
- Reginato, M., K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, F.A. Michelangeli. 2016. The first complete plastid genomes of Melastomataceae are highly structurally conserved. PeerJ4:e2715 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2715.
- Majure, L.C., Bécquer, E. and W.S. Judd. 2016.Revision of the Lima clade (Miconiasect. Lima, Miconieae, Melastomataceae) of the Greater Antilles. Phytokeys 72: 1–99.
- Hultine, K.R., L.C. Majure,V. Nixon, S. Árias, A. Búrquez, R. Puente-Martinez, and J.A. Zavala-Hurtado. 2016.The role of botanical gardens in the conservation of Cactaceae. Biosciencedoi:10.1093/biosci/biw128.
- Damle, V.G., R. Linder, X. Sun, N. Kemme, L.C. Majure, and K. Rykaczewski. 2016. Why is it difficult to wash aphids off from superhydrophobic kale? Biomimicry doi:10.1088/1748-3190/11/5/054001.
- Rykaczewski, K, J.S. Jordan, R. Linder, E.T. Woods, X. Sun, N. Kemme, K. Manning, B.R. Cherry, J.L. Yarger, and L.C. Majure. 2016. Microscale mechanism of age dependent wetting properties of prickly pear cacti (Opuntia). Langmuir DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02173.
2015
- Goettsch, B., C. Hilton-Taylor, G. Cruz-Piñon, J.P. Duffy, A. Frances, H.M. Hernández, R. Inger, C. Pollock, J. Schi´ér, M. Superina, N. Taylor, M. Tognelli, A.M. Abba, S. Arias, H.J. Arreola-Nava, M.A. Baker, R.T. Bárcenas, D. Barrios, P. Braun, C.A. Butterworth, A. Búrquez, F. Caceres, M. Chazaro-Basañez, R. Corral-Díaz, M.Valle Perea, P.H. Demaio, W.A.D. Barros, R. Durán, L.F. Yancas, R.S. Felger, B. Fitz-Maurice, W.A. Fitz-Maurice, G. Gann, C. Gómez-Hinostrosa, L.R. Gonzales-Torres, M.P. Griffith, P.C. Guerrero, B. Hammel, K.D. Heil, J.G. Hernández-Oria, M. Hoffmann, M.I. Ishihara, R. Keisling, J. Larocca, J.L. León de la Luz, C.R. Loaiza S., M. Lowry, M.C. Machado, L.C. Majure,J.G. Martínez Ávalos, C. Martorell, J. Maschinski, E. Méndez, R.A. Mittermeier, J.M. Nassar, V. Negrón-Ortiz, L.J. Oakley, P. Ortega-Baes, A.B. Pin Ferreira, D.J. Pinkava, J.M. Porter, R. Puente-Martínez, M. Smith, J.M. Sotomayor M. del C., S.N. Stuart, J.L. Tapia Muñoz, T. Terrazas, M. Terry, M. Trevisson, T. Valverde, T.R. Van Devender, M.E. Véliz-Pérez, H.E. Walter, S.A. Wyatt, D. Zappi, J.A. Zavala-Hurtado, K.J. Gaston. 2015. High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction. Nature PlantsDOI: 10.1038/NPLANTS.2015.142.
- Judd, W.S., T. Clase, J.D. Skean, Jr., and L.C. Majure. 2015. Noteworthy Collections: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Castanea 80: 218–221. doi: 10.2179/15-063.
- Judd, W.S., T. Clase, and L.C. Majure. 2015. First collection of Miconia allainii (Miconieae: Melastomataceae) with flowers. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 9: 449–451.
- Judd, W.S., L.C. Majure, J.D. Skean, Jr., and K.M. Neubig. 2015. Miconia abscondita(Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti: rediscovered in herbaria after being hidden for nearly nine decades. Rhodora 117: 317–341.
- Majure, L.C., K.M. Neubig, J. D. Skean, Jr., E.R. Bécquer, and W.S. Judd. 2015. Evolution of the Sandpaper clade (Miconia, Miconieae, Melastomataceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 176: 607–626.
- Majure, L.C., S. Hunkins, and D.J. Pinkava. 2015. Lectotypification of Opuntia basilarisvar. woodburyi. Phytoneuron 41: 1–3.
- Judd, W.S.,L.C. Majure, G.M. Ionta, and K.M. Neubig. 2015. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIII. Systematics of Miconiasubcompressa, a Hispaniolan endemic comprised of three eco-geographic subspecies. Phytotaxa 197: 61-83.
2014
- Majure, L.C. 2014. Typifications and a nomenclatural change in some eastern North American Opuntia(Cactaceae). Phytoneuron107: 1-2.
- Judd, W.S., E. Bécquer-Granados, J.D. Skean, Jr., and L.C. Majure. 2014. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XII. Revision of Miconiasect. Miconiastrum, with emphasis on the Miconia bicolorcomplex. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 457-491.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, and F. Michelangeli. 2014. Taxonomic revision of theGreater Antillean Pseudolima clade of Miconia (Miconiasect. Krugiophytum: Miconieae: Melastomataceae). Brittonia 67: 11–28. DOI 10.1007/s12228-014-9349-x.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, G.M. Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., K.M. Neubig, and E. Bécquer-Granados. 2014. Miconia cineana, a new species from the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Systematic Botany 39: 906-914. DOI 10.1600/036364414X682247.
- Majure, L.C., and R. Puente. 2014.Phylogenetic relationships and morphological evolution in Opuntias. str. and closely related members of tribe Opuntieae. Succulent Plant Research 8: 9-30.
- Soltis, D.E., M.C. Segovia-Salcedo, I. Jordon-Thaden, L.C. Majure, N.M. Miles, E.V. Madrodiev, W. Mei, M.B. Cortez, P.S. Soltis, and M. Gittzendanner. 2014. Are polyploids really evolutionary dead ends (again)? A critical reappraisal of Mayrose et al. (2011). New Phytologist DOI: 10.1111/nph.12756.
- Majure, L.C.,E. Bécquer-Granados, and W.S. Judd. 2014. Miconia bullotricha and M. hirtistyla, two new species of Miconia sect. Lima from eastern Cuba. Phytokeys 33: 61-75.
- Judd, W.S., Bécquer, E.R. and L.C. Majure. 2014. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XI. A revision of Miconia sect. Calycopteris on Hispaniola. Brittonia DOI 10.1007/s12228-014-9326-4.
2013
- Majure, L.C., G.M. Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2013. New records and notes on species from Parc National Pic Macaya, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, including a new species of Pilea (Urticaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7: 681-691.
- Majure, L.C. and W.S. Judd. 2013. Miconia paralimoides (Melastomataceae), a new species from the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Phytotaxa 131: 9-16.
- Majure, L.C. and W.S. Judd. 2013. Miconia phrynosomaderma (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Massif du Nord, Haiti, and sixteen new names and combinations. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7: 265-274.
- Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. (2013). 2014. Miconia becqueri, a new species of Miconiawith strongly four-lobed ovaries from the Sierra Maestra, Cuba. Brittonia 66: 75–81. DOI 10.1007/s12228-013-9312-2.
- Majure, L.C., Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, and W.S. Judd. (2013). 2014. A case of mistaken identity, Opuntia abjecta, long-lost in synonymy under the Caribbean species, O. triacantha, and a reassessment of the enigmatic O. cubensis. Brittonia 66: 118–130. DOI 10.1007/s12228-013-9307-z.
- Majure, L.C., R. Puente, M.P. Griffith, Douglas E. Soltis, and W.S. Judd. 2013. Opuntia lilae, another Tacinga hidden in Opuntias.l. Systematic Botany 38: 444-450.
2012
- Majure, L.C., R. Puente, and D.J. Pinkava.2012. Miscellaneous chromosome
counts in Opuntieae DC. (Cactaceae) with a compilation of counts for the group. Haseltonia 18: 67-78.
- Majure, L.C.,R. Puente, M.P. Griffith, W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis, and D.S. Soltis. 2012. Phylogeny of Opuntia s.s. (Cactaceae): clade delineation, geographic origins, and reticulate evolution.American Journal of Botany 99: 847-864.
-Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis, and D.E. Soltis. 2012. Cytogeography of the Humifusa clade of Opuntias.s. Mill. 1754 (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae): Correlations with geographic distributions and morphological differentiation of a polyploid complex. Comparative Cytogenetics 6: 53-77. doi: 10.3897/compcytogen.v6i1.2523. http://www.pensoft.net/journals/compcytogen/article/2523/abstract/cytogeography-of-the-humifusa-clade-of-opuntia-ss-mill-1754-cactaceae-opuntioideae-opuntieae-correlations-with-pleistoce,
- Majure, L.C.and E. Ribbens. 2012. Chromosome counts of Opuntia(Cactaceae), prickly pear cacti, in the Midwestern United States and environmental factors restricting the distribution of Opuntia fragilis. Haseltonia 17: 58-65.
2011
- Majure, L.C., C.H. Doffitt, J. Hill, and T.C. Majure. 2011. The Vascular Flora of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Rhodora113: 365-418.
- Hanlon, M., Mock, S., Nuthulapati, P., Mishler, B., Tremblay, S., Madsen, T., Solits, P.S., Soltis, D.E., Majure, L.C., Payton, A., Wojciechowski, M., Olmstead, R., McCourt, R., and Merchant, N. 2011. My-plant.org: A Phylogenetically structured social network. Gateway Computing Environments Workshop (GCE).10.1109/GCE.2010.5676118.
2009
- Majure, L.C. 2009. Panicum repens L. (Poaceae) in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 54: 164-171.
- Tate, J. A., V. V. Symonds, A. N. Doust, R. J. A. Buggs, E. Mavrodiev, L. C. Majure, P. S. Soltis, and D. E. Soltis. 2009. Synthetic polyploids of Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus(Asteraceae): 50+ years after Ownbey’s discovery. American Journal of Botany 96: 979-988.
2008
- Majure, L.C. and G. N. Ervin. 2008. The Opuntia (Cactaceae) of Mississippi. Haseltonia 14: 111-126.
- Majure, L.C. and C.T. Bryson. 2008. Carex breviculmisR. Br. (Cyperaceae), new to the Flora of North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2: 1381-1387.
- Majure, L.C. 2008. New records of Geranium molleL. and Erodium cicutarium(L.) L ‘Hér. ex Ait. (Geraniaceae), from Mississippi and other important collections from the state. The Southeastern Naturalist 7: 367-370.
- MacGown, J., J. Hill, L.C. Majure, and J. L. Seltzer. 2008. Rediscovery of Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mainland Mississippi, U.S.A with an analysis of associated seeds and vegetation. Midsouth Entomology 1: 17-28.
2007
- Majure, L.C. 2007. The Vascular Flora of the Chunky River (Mississippi). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1: 1179-1202.
- Majure, L.C. 2007. Noteworthy Collections: Mississippi. Castanea 72: 121-122.
2006
- Ervin, G.N., L.C.Majure, and J. T. Bried. 2006. Effects of long-term GTR impoundment on stand structure, species composition, and hydrophytic indicators. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 113: 468-481.
Books
1. Soltis, D.S., P.S. Soltis, P. Endress, M. Chase, S. Manchester, W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, and E. Mavrodiev. 2017. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Angiosperms, Revised and Updated Edition. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Taxonomic Proposals
1. Michelangeli, F.A., F. Almeda, M. Alvear, E. Bécquer-Granados, J. Burke, M.K. Caddah, R. Goldenberg, G.M. Ionta, W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, J. Meirelles, A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, D.S. Penneys, J.D. Skean, Jr., C. Ulloa Ulloa. 2016. Proposal to conserve the name Miconia against Maieta and Tococa (Melastomataceae, Miconieae). Taxon 65: 892–893.
Taxonomic Treatments
3. Baker, M.A., L.C. Majure, and B.D. Parfitt. 2019. Opuntia, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 7, /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=10641
2. Majure, L.C. 2017. Cactaceae. In: R.C.F. Naczi (ed.), New Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. http://dx.doi.org/10.21135/893275471.043.
1. Majure, L.C. 2015. Cactaceae. In: Weakley (ed.), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Pp. 847–851.
Popular articles
Grace, O. and L.C. Majure. 2017. Horticulture and the conservation of threatened species: Case Study 1: Succulent plant collections in botanic gardens supporting ex situ conservation and research. Botanical Garden Journal 14: 34–39.
Majure, L.C. 2015. Collaborative efforts for the conservation of Cuban cacti. Sonoran Quarterly 69: 14.
Majure, L.C. 2015. Prickly Pears East to West and North to South – Investigating the Evolution of Opuntia and Relatives. Sonoran Quarterly 69: 4-7.
Majure, L.C. 2013. Yard Flora Challenge. Mississippi Native Plant Society Newsletter 31: 5-6.
Majure, L.C. 2012. The Plant Spotlight. Mississippi Native Plant Society Newsletter 30: 1-2.
Majure, L.C. 2010. Towards an evolutionary understanding of the Opuntia humifusa complex. Cactus and Succulent Journal 82: 156-163.
-Murphy, T.H., N.M. Heaton, I.E. Molgo, K. Ho, and L.C. Majure. Accepted. A new endemic Smilax (Smilacaceae) from Tafelberg, Suriname, supported by morphometric and phylogenetic evidence. Systematic Botany.
Peer Reviewed Publications
2023
Majure, L.C., L. Bacci, E.R. Bécquer, F.A. Michelangeli, T. Clase, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2023.Biogeography and diversification of the Caribbean Clade (Miconieae, Melastomataceae): a Cuban origin underlies one of the largest Antillean radiations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad048
Barrios, D., S. Arias, L.R. González-Torrez, and L.C. Majure. 2023. Lista anotada de cactus nativos y naturalizados de Cuba. Botanical Sciences https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3324
-Köhler, M., M. Reginato, J-J Jin, L.C. Majure. 2023. More than a prickly morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution mcad098, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad098
-Majure, L.C., T.H. Murphy, M. Köhler, and W.C. Hodgson. 2023. Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): evidence for the role of the Grand Canyon biogeographic history of the iconic beavertail cactus and relatives. Plants 12: 2677. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12142677
-Majure, L.C., S. Achá, M.A. Baker, R. Puente-Martínez, M. Kohler, and S.D. Fehlberg. 2023. Phylogenomics of one of the world's most intriguing groups of CAM plants, the Opuntioids (Opuntioideae: Cactaceae). Diversity 15: 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040
2022
-Baker, M.A., L.C. Majure, M.A. Cloud-Hughes, and J.P. Rebman. 2022. xCylindronia, a new nothogenus representing the first reported hybrid between Grusonia and Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae). Haseltonia 29: 5–15. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.029.0102
-Encarnación, Y., A. Guerrero, E. Séptimo, y L.C. Majure. 2022. Distribución y estado de conservación de Melocactus praerupticola Areces: un cactus endémico del bosque xeromorfo de montaña, Cordillera Central, República Dominicana. Moscosoa 21: 56–88.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, Y. Piña, J.D. Skean, Jr., K. Ho, y W.S. Judd. 2022. Miconia pegueroana, una especie nueva del clado Calycodomatia de la Sierra de Neiba, República Dominicana. Moscosoa 21: 45–55.
-Judd, W.S., E.R. Bécquer, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XV. Revision of Miconia sect. Echinatae. Rhodora 123: 237–334. https://doi.org/10.3119/20-35
-Breslin, P., M. Wojciechowski, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Remarkably rapid, recent diversification of Cochemiea and Mammillaria (Cactaceae) in the Baja California, Mexico Region. American Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16048.
-Judd, W.S., L.C. Majure, F.A. Michelangeli, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, D.S. Penneys, and R.D. Stone. 2022.Morphological variability within Melastomataceae (Myrtales), including a discussion of associated terminology. Pp. 45–85. In: Goldenberg, R., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_3
-Majure, L.C., E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2022. Patterns of diversification of Miconia (Miconieae) in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Pp. 645–671, In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_29
-Michelangeli, F.A., A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., M.K. Caddah, G.M. Ionta, D.S. Penneys, M. Alvear, J.M. Burke, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Why recognize Miconia as the only genus in tribe Miconieae (Melastomataceae)? Pp. 235–254. In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_10
-Michelangeli, F.A., A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, J.D. Skean, Jr., R. KRiebel, K. Sosa, M.K. Caddah, G.M. Ionta, J.R. de Santigao, D.S. Penneys, M. Alvear, M. Gavrutenko, J.M. Burke, L.C. Majure, and M. Reginato. 2022. Historical biogeography of the Neotropical Miconieae (Melastomataceae) reveals a pattern of progressive colonization out of lowland South America. Pp. 629–644. In: Goldenberg, R.., F. Almeda, and F.A. Michelangeli (eds.), Melastomataceae. Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae, Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_28
-Majure, L.C., D. Barrios, E. Díaz, L.F. Bacci and Y. Encarnación. 2022. Phylogenomics of the Caribbean Melocacti: cryptic species and multiple invasions. Taxon https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12791
-Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. 2022. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae): XV. Revision of Miconiasect. Menendezia. Brittonia https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09708-w
-Tunckol, B., H. Yasayacak, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.: a new record of an invasive alien species in The Flora of Turkey. Bioinvasions 11: 345–350.
-Judd, W.S., and L.C. Majure. 2022. An investigation of Miconia tetrandra (Melastomataceae: Miconieae): phylogenetic placement and taxonomy. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 53–61.
-Barrios, D., J.M. Acuña, E. Díaz, H. Lemus-Barrios, and L.C. Majure. 2022. Análisis morfométrico del grupo Melocactus harlowii (Cactaceae) a partir de caracteres vegetativos y reproductivos. Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional 43: 51–67.
-Majure, L.C. 2022. On the origin of two putative allopolyploids, Opuntia curvispina and O. martiniana (Cactaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 317–333.
-Barrios, D., and L.C. Majure. 2022. Types and typifications of the Antillean endemic genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae). Brittonia 10.1007/s12228-022-09709-9
2021
-Majure, L.C., K. Pham and T. Clase. 2021. Castela senticosa (Simaroubaceae: Sapindales), a new species of the Greater Antillean clade endemic to Hispaniola. Systematic Botany 46: 1033–1041.
-Brenskelle, L., V. Barve, L.C. Majure, R. Guralnick and D. Li. 2021. Analyzing a phenological anamoly in Yucca of the southwestern United States. Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00265-y
-Köhler, M., L.J. Oakley, F. Font, M. Laura Las Peñas, N.C. Moreno, and L.C. Majure. 2021. On the continuum of evolution: a putative new hybrid speciation event in Opuntia (Cactaceae). Systematics and Biodiversity https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2021.1967510
-Korotkova, N., D. Aquino, S. Arias, U. Eggli, A. Franck, C. Gómez-Hinostrosa, P.C. Guerrero, H.M. Hernández, A. Kohlbecker, M. Köhler, K. Luther, L.C. Majure, A. Mueller, R. Nyffeler, D. Sánchez, B. Schlumpberger, and W.G. Berendsohn. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51: 251 – 271. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51208
-Pirani, J.R., L.C. Majure, and M.F. Devecchi. 2021. A review of Simaroubaceae with an emphasis on American taxa. Brazilian Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00731-x
-Majure, L.C., A. Blankenship, A. Grinage, and A. Noa-Monzón. 2021. Castela (Simaroubaceae), an impressive New World radiation of thorny shrubs destined for edaphically dry habitats. Brazilian Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00742-8
-Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. 2021. A revised circumscription and clarification of the taxonomic position of Miconia tetrazygioides (Melastomataceae: Miconieae): an endemic to the Massif de la Hotte. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 15: 67–71.
-Fontenele, R.S., A. Bhaskara, I.N. Cobb, L.C. Majure, A.M. Salywon, J.A. Avalos-Calleros, G.R. Arguello-Astorga, K. Schmidlin, P. Roumagnac, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, P. Lefeuvre, A. Varsani. 2021. Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13: 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810.
-Köhler, M.*, F. Font, R. Puente-Martínez, L.C. Majure. 2021. “That’s Opuntia, that was!”, again: a new combination for an old and enigmatic Opuntia s.l. (Cactaceae). Phytotaxa https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.505.3.2
-Fontenele, R.S., A.M. Salywon, L.C. Majure, I.N. Cobb, A. Bhaskara, J.A. Avalos-Calleros, G.R. Argüello-Astorga, K. Schmidlin, A. Khalifeh, K. Smith, J. Schreck, M.C. Lund, M. Kohler, M.F. Wojciechowski, W.C. Hodgson, R. Puente-Martinez, K. Van Doorslaer, S. Kumari, K.A. Oyeniran, C. Verniere, D. Filloux, P. Roumagnac, P. Lefeuvre, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, and A. Varsani. 2021. New world Cactaceae plants harbor diverse geminiviruses. Viruses https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040694
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, A. Blankenship, and A. Noa-Monzón. 2021. A new species of Picrasma, P. nanophylla (Simaroubaceae), from the Dominican Republic. Brittonia https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-021-09656-x.
-Lemus-Barrios, H., D. Barrios, J.A. García-Beltrán, S. Arias and L.C. Majure. 2021. Taxonomic implications of seed macro- and micromorphology in Melocactus (Cactaceae) from Cuba. Willdenowia 51: 91–113. doi: https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51108.
-Majure, L.C., D. Barrios, E. Díaz, B. Zumwalde, W. Testo, and V. Negrón-Ortiz. 2021. Pleistocene drying underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular giant, Consolea (Opuntioideae). American Journal of Botany 108: 1–16. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1610
-Breslin, P., M. Wojciechowski, and L.C. Majure. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) of Baja California and adjacent regions: resolving the monophyly of Mammillaria with new combinations in Cochemiea. Taxon https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12451.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, Y. Encarnación, B. Peguero, K. Ho and D. Barrios. 2021. Phylogenetics of Leptocereus (Cactaceae) on Hispaniola: clarifying species limits in the L. weingartianus complex and a new species from the Sierra de Bahoruco. Phytokeys 172: 17–37. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.172.59497
2020
-Fontenele, R.S., P. Roumagnac, C. Richet, S. Kraberger, D. Stainton, M. Aleamotuá, D. Filloux, P. Bernardo, G.W. Harkins, J. McCarthy, L.S. Charles, N.S. Lamas, E.F.M. Abreau, R.A. Abreau, G.B. Batista, A.L.M. Lacerda, A. Salywon, M.F. Wojciechowski, L.C. Majure, D.P. Martin, S.G. Ribeiro, P. Lefeuvre, A. Varsani. 2020. Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants. Archives of Virology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04801-5.
-Majure, L.C., T. Clase, W. Testo, W. Cinea and B. Peguero. 2020. Nuevos reportes para la flora de La Española. Moscosoa 20: 151–161.
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-Majure, L.C. and T. Clase. 2020. Opuntia repens en la República Dominicana y notas sobre la taxonomía del complejo Curassavica. Moscosoa 20: 105–113.
-Köhler, M., and L.C. Majure. 2020. Reassessment and typification of Opuntia canterae (Opuntioideae, Cactaceae), an endemic prickly pear cactus of Uruguay. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 325–333. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2020.1723
-Köhler, M., M. Reginato, T.T. Souza-Chies, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Next-generation sequencing across Opuntioideae (Cactaceae): insights into plastome structural variation and phylogenetic markers in a prickly group. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 729. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00729
-Köhler, M., L.F. Esser, F. Font, T.T. Souza-Chies, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Beyond endemism, expanding conservation efforts: what can new distribution records reveal? Biodiversity and Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2020.125543
-Barrios, D., S. Arias, L.R. González-Torres, and L.C. Majure. 2020. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from chloroplast markers and morpho-anatomical evidence. Plant Systematics and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-020-01693-5
-Fontenele, R.S., A.M. Salywon, L.C. Majure, I.N. Cobb, A. Bhaskara, K. Schmidlin, A. Khalifeh, K. Smith, J. Schreck, M. Lund, M. Kohler, M. Wojciechowski, W.C. Hodgson, R. Puente-Martinez, K. Van Doorslaer, L. Shen, S. Johnston, S. Kumari, C. Vernière, D. Filloux, P. Roumagnac, P. Lefeuvre, S.G. Ribeiro, S. Kraberger, D.P. Martin, and A. Varsani. 2020. A novel divergent geminivirus identified in asymptomatic New World Cactaceae plants. Viruses 12: 398. doi:10.3390/v12040398
-Majure, L.C., M. Köhler, and F. Font. 2020. North American Opuntias in Argentina, a closer look at O. ventanensis and the phylogenetic position of O. penicilligera. Phytotaxa 428: 279–289.
2019
-Judd, W.S., and L.C. Majure. 2019. Miconia elaeagnoides: a morphologically distinctive species within the Caribbean clade of Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 13: 387–396.
-Franklin, J., L.C. Majure, M. Landestoy, Y. Encarnación, T. Clase, D.E. Soltis, H. Almonte-Espinosa, A.W. Kratter, J.A. Oswald, R.S. Terrill, D.W. Steadman. 2019. The changing ecological communities along and elevation gradient in seasonally dry tropical forest on Hispaniola (Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic). Biotropica 51: 802–816. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12707
-Majure, L.C., M. Baker, M. Cloud-Hughes, A. Salywon, and K.M. Neubig. 2019. Phylogenomics in Cactaceae: a case study using the chollas sensu lato (Cylindropuntieae, Opuntioideae) reveals a common pattern out of the Chihuahuan/Sonoran deserts. American Journal of Botany 106: 1–19.
-Baker, M.A., M.A. Cloud-Hughes, J.P. Rebman, and L.C. Majure. 2019. Nomenclatural changes in Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae). Madroño 66: 92–96.
-Manning, K.C., L.C. Majure, and K. Rykaczewski. 2019. Hydration-state modulated morphology, wetting, and vapor permeation of Opuntia surfaces. Surface Innovations https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.19.00036.
-Jantzen, J.R., W.M. Whitten, K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, D.S. Soltis, P.S. Soltis. 2019. Effects of taxon sampling and tree reconstruction methods on estimates of phylogenetic diversity. Ecology and Evolution 00: 1–21. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5425.
-Barrios, D., E. Díaz, and L.C. Majure. 2019. Exploraciones botánicas a poblaciones de Consolea en Cuba: estado de conservación y principales amenazas. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 13: 217–228.
-Rabeler, R.K., H.T. Svoboda, B. Thiers, L.A. Prather, J. Macklin, L. Lagomarsino, L.C. Majure, and C. Ferguson. 2019. Recommendations in Desirable Procedures in Herbarium Practice and Ethics, III. Systematic Botany 44: 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364419X697840
2018
-Guerrero, P., L.C. Majure, A. Cornejo-Romero, and T. Hernández-Hernández. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in the cactus family. Journal of Heredity doi:10.1093/jhered/esy064
-Allen, J., C. Germain-Aubrey, N. Barve, K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, S.W. Laffan, B.D. Mishler, H. Owens, S.A. Smith, W.M. Whitten, J.R. Abbott, D.E. Soltis, R. Guralnick, and P.S. Soltis. 2018. Spatial phylogenetics of Florida vascular plants: the effects of calibration and uncertainty on diversity estimates. iScience https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.12.002.
-Judd, W.S., G.M. Ionta, L.C. Majure, and F.A. Michelangeli. 2018. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Miconia crenata and related species (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) in the Greater Antilles. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 521–529.
-Judd, W.S., G.M. Ionta, and L.C. Majure. 2018.Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIV. Species of Miconia section Sagraea that occur in the Greater Antilles and additionally in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 531–547.
-Vargas, D.M., P. Hernández-Ledesma, L.C. Majure, R. Puente, H.M. Hernández, and R.T. Bárcenas. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships in Echinocactus (Cacteae) inferred with molecular and morphological evidence. Phytokeys 111: 31–59.
- Wang, N., Y. Yang, M.J. Moore, S.F. Brockington, J.F. Walker, J.W. Brown, B. Liang, T. Feng, C. Edwards, J. Mikenas, J. Olivieri, V. Hutchinson, A. Timoneda, T. Stoughton, R. Puente, L.C.Majure, U. Eggli, S.A. Smith. 2018. Evolution of Portulacineae marked by adaptation to harsh environments, gene tree conflict, and gene family expansion. Molecular Biology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy200.
- Michelangeli, F.A., R. Goldenberg, F. Almeda, W.S. Judd, E.R. Bécquer, G. Ocampo, G.M Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., L.C. Majure, and D.S. Penneys. 2018. New combinations and names in Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Brittonia.
- Majure, L.C. and T. Clase. 2018. Uso del nombre Consolea microcarpa versus Consolea picardae, una especie endémica de La Española. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12: 75–80.
- Walker, J.F., Y. Yang, T. Feng, A. Timoneda, J. Mikenas, V. Hutchison, C. Edwards, N. Wang, S. Ahluwalia, J. Olivieri, N. Walker-Hale, L.C. Majure, R. Puente, G. Kadereit, M. Lauterbach, U. Eggli, H. Flores Olvera, H. Ochoterena Booth, S.F. Brockington, M.J. Moore, and S.A. Smith. 2018. From cacti to carnivores: improved phylotranscriptomic sampling and hierarchical homology inference provides further insight to the evolution of Caryophyllales. American Journal of Botany 105: 1–17.
- Majure, L.C., J.D. Skean, Jr., K.M. Neubig, and W.S. Judd. 2018. Miconia clasei, a new species of Miconia sect. Calycodomatia (Miconieae: Melastomataceae) from the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic and a closer look at species relationships in the Sandpaper clade. Systematic Botany 43: 430–438.
- Skean, Jr., J.D., W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, and G.M. Ionta. 2018. Recognition of Miconia subg. Mecranium (Melastomataceae) and associated nomenclatural changes. Brittonia DOI 10.1007/s12228-018-9531-7.
- Bécquer, E.R., W.S. Judd, and L.C. Majure. 2018. Taxonomic revision of Miconia sect. Calycopteris (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) on Cuba. Brittonia 70: 90–110.
2017
- Judd, W.S., E.R. Bécquer, and L.C. Majure. 2017. First collection ofMiconia turquinensis (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) with flowers, and comparison with M. acunae, a putative close relative. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 11: 161–167.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis and D.E. Soltis. 2017. A taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex (Opuntias.s.: Cactaceae). Phytotaxa 290: 1-65. http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/.
2016
- Reginato, M., K.M. Neubig, L.C. Majure, F.A. Michelangeli. 2016. The first complete plastid genomes of Melastomataceae are highly structurally conserved. PeerJ4:e2715 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2715.
- Majure, L.C., Bécquer, E. and W.S. Judd. 2016.Revision of the Lima clade (Miconiasect. Lima, Miconieae, Melastomataceae) of the Greater Antilles. Phytokeys 72: 1–99.
- Hultine, K.R., L.C. Majure,V. Nixon, S. Árias, A. Búrquez, R. Puente-Martinez, and J.A. Zavala-Hurtado. 2016.The role of botanical gardens in the conservation of Cactaceae. Biosciencedoi:10.1093/biosci/biw128.
- Damle, V.G., R. Linder, X. Sun, N. Kemme, L.C. Majure, and K. Rykaczewski. 2016. Why is it difficult to wash aphids off from superhydrophobic kale? Biomimicry doi:10.1088/1748-3190/11/5/054001.
- Rykaczewski, K, J.S. Jordan, R. Linder, E.T. Woods, X. Sun, N. Kemme, K. Manning, B.R. Cherry, J.L. Yarger, and L.C. Majure. 2016. Microscale mechanism of age dependent wetting properties of prickly pear cacti (Opuntia). Langmuir DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02173.
2015
- Goettsch, B., C. Hilton-Taylor, G. Cruz-Piñon, J.P. Duffy, A. Frances, H.M. Hernández, R. Inger, C. Pollock, J. Schi´ér, M. Superina, N. Taylor, M. Tognelli, A.M. Abba, S. Arias, H.J. Arreola-Nava, M.A. Baker, R.T. Bárcenas, D. Barrios, P. Braun, C.A. Butterworth, A. Búrquez, F. Caceres, M. Chazaro-Basañez, R. Corral-Díaz, M.Valle Perea, P.H. Demaio, W.A.D. Barros, R. Durán, L.F. Yancas, R.S. Felger, B. Fitz-Maurice, W.A. Fitz-Maurice, G. Gann, C. Gómez-Hinostrosa, L.R. Gonzales-Torres, M.P. Griffith, P.C. Guerrero, B. Hammel, K.D. Heil, J.G. Hernández-Oria, M. Hoffmann, M.I. Ishihara, R. Keisling, J. Larocca, J.L. León de la Luz, C.R. Loaiza S., M. Lowry, M.C. Machado, L.C. Majure,J.G. Martínez Ávalos, C. Martorell, J. Maschinski, E. Méndez, R.A. Mittermeier, J.M. Nassar, V. Negrón-Ortiz, L.J. Oakley, P. Ortega-Baes, A.B. Pin Ferreira, D.J. Pinkava, J.M. Porter, R. Puente-Martínez, M. Smith, J.M. Sotomayor M. del C., S.N. Stuart, J.L. Tapia Muñoz, T. Terrazas, M. Terry, M. Trevisson, T. Valverde, T.R. Van Devender, M.E. Véliz-Pérez, H.E. Walter, S.A. Wyatt, D. Zappi, J.A. Zavala-Hurtado, K.J. Gaston. 2015. High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction. Nature PlantsDOI: 10.1038/NPLANTS.2015.142.
- Judd, W.S., T. Clase, J.D. Skean, Jr., and L.C. Majure. 2015. Noteworthy Collections: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Castanea 80: 218–221. doi: 10.2179/15-063.
- Judd, W.S., T. Clase, and L.C. Majure. 2015. First collection of Miconia allainii (Miconieae: Melastomataceae) with flowers. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 9: 449–451.
- Judd, W.S., L.C. Majure, J.D. Skean, Jr., and K.M. Neubig. 2015. Miconia abscondita(Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti: rediscovered in herbaria after being hidden for nearly nine decades. Rhodora 117: 317–341.
- Majure, L.C., K.M. Neubig, J. D. Skean, Jr., E.R. Bécquer, and W.S. Judd. 2015. Evolution of the Sandpaper clade (Miconia, Miconieae, Melastomataceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 176: 607–626.
- Majure, L.C., S. Hunkins, and D.J. Pinkava. 2015. Lectotypification of Opuntia basilarisvar. woodburyi. Phytoneuron 41: 1–3.
- Judd, W.S.,L.C. Majure, G.M. Ionta, and K.M. Neubig. 2015. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIII. Systematics of Miconiasubcompressa, a Hispaniolan endemic comprised of three eco-geographic subspecies. Phytotaxa 197: 61-83.
2014
- Majure, L.C. 2014. Typifications and a nomenclatural change in some eastern North American Opuntia(Cactaceae). Phytoneuron107: 1-2.
- Judd, W.S., E. Bécquer-Granados, J.D. Skean, Jr., and L.C. Majure. 2014. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XII. Revision of Miconiasect. Miconiastrum, with emphasis on the Miconia bicolorcomplex. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 457-491.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, and F. Michelangeli. 2014. Taxonomic revision of theGreater Antillean Pseudolima clade of Miconia (Miconiasect. Krugiophytum: Miconieae: Melastomataceae). Brittonia 67: 11–28. DOI 10.1007/s12228-014-9349-x.
- Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, G.M. Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., K.M. Neubig, and E. Bécquer-Granados. 2014. Miconia cineana, a new species from the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Systematic Botany 39: 906-914. DOI 10.1600/036364414X682247.
- Majure, L.C., and R. Puente. 2014.Phylogenetic relationships and morphological evolution in Opuntias. str. and closely related members of tribe Opuntieae. Succulent Plant Research 8: 9-30.
- Soltis, D.E., M.C. Segovia-Salcedo, I. Jordon-Thaden, L.C. Majure, N.M. Miles, E.V. Madrodiev, W. Mei, M.B. Cortez, P.S. Soltis, and M. Gittzendanner. 2014. Are polyploids really evolutionary dead ends (again)? A critical reappraisal of Mayrose et al. (2011). New Phytologist DOI: 10.1111/nph.12756.
- Majure, L.C.,E. Bécquer-Granados, and W.S. Judd. 2014. Miconia bullotricha and M. hirtistyla, two new species of Miconia sect. Lima from eastern Cuba. Phytokeys 33: 61-75.
- Judd, W.S., Bécquer, E.R. and L.C. Majure. 2014. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XI. A revision of Miconia sect. Calycopteris on Hispaniola. Brittonia DOI 10.1007/s12228-014-9326-4.
2013
- Majure, L.C., G.M. Ionta, J.D. Skean, Jr., and W.S. Judd. 2013. New records and notes on species from Parc National Pic Macaya, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, including a new species of Pilea (Urticaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7: 681-691.
- Majure, L.C. and W.S. Judd. 2013. Miconia paralimoides (Melastomataceae), a new species from the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Phytotaxa 131: 9-16.
- Majure, L.C. and W.S. Judd. 2013. Miconia phrynosomaderma (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Massif du Nord, Haiti, and sixteen new names and combinations. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7: 265-274.
- Judd, W.S. and L.C. Majure. (2013). 2014. Miconia becqueri, a new species of Miconiawith strongly four-lobed ovaries from the Sierra Maestra, Cuba. Brittonia 66: 75–81. DOI 10.1007/s12228-013-9312-2.
- Majure, L.C., Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, and W.S. Judd. (2013). 2014. A case of mistaken identity, Opuntia abjecta, long-lost in synonymy under the Caribbean species, O. triacantha, and a reassessment of the enigmatic O. cubensis. Brittonia 66: 118–130. DOI 10.1007/s12228-013-9307-z.
- Majure, L.C., R. Puente, M.P. Griffith, Douglas E. Soltis, and W.S. Judd. 2013. Opuntia lilae, another Tacinga hidden in Opuntias.l. Systematic Botany 38: 444-450.
2012
- Majure, L.C., R. Puente, and D.J. Pinkava.2012. Miscellaneous chromosome
counts in Opuntieae DC. (Cactaceae) with a compilation of counts for the group. Haseltonia 18: 67-78.
- Majure, L.C.,R. Puente, M.P. Griffith, W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis, and D.S. Soltis. 2012. Phylogeny of Opuntia s.s. (Cactaceae): clade delineation, geographic origins, and reticulate evolution.American Journal of Botany 99: 847-864.
-Majure, L.C., W.S. Judd, P.S. Soltis, and D.E. Soltis. 2012. Cytogeography of the Humifusa clade of Opuntias.s. Mill. 1754 (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae): Correlations with geographic distributions and morphological differentiation of a polyploid complex. Comparative Cytogenetics 6: 53-77. doi: 10.3897/compcytogen.v6i1.2523. http://www.pensoft.net/journals/compcytogen/article/2523/abstract/cytogeography-of-the-humifusa-clade-of-opuntia-ss-mill-1754-cactaceae-opuntioideae-opuntieae-correlations-with-pleistoce,
- Majure, L.C.and E. Ribbens. 2012. Chromosome counts of Opuntia(Cactaceae), prickly pear cacti, in the Midwestern United States and environmental factors restricting the distribution of Opuntia fragilis. Haseltonia 17: 58-65.
2011
- Majure, L.C., C.H. Doffitt, J. Hill, and T.C. Majure. 2011. The Vascular Flora of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Rhodora113: 365-418.
- Hanlon, M., Mock, S., Nuthulapati, P., Mishler, B., Tremblay, S., Madsen, T., Solits, P.S., Soltis, D.E., Majure, L.C., Payton, A., Wojciechowski, M., Olmstead, R., McCourt, R., and Merchant, N. 2011. My-plant.org: A Phylogenetically structured social network. Gateway Computing Environments Workshop (GCE).10.1109/GCE.2010.5676118.
2009
- Majure, L.C. 2009. Panicum repens L. (Poaceae) in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 54: 164-171.
- Tate, J. A., V. V. Symonds, A. N. Doust, R. J. A. Buggs, E. Mavrodiev, L. C. Majure, P. S. Soltis, and D. E. Soltis. 2009. Synthetic polyploids of Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus(Asteraceae): 50+ years after Ownbey’s discovery. American Journal of Botany 96: 979-988.
2008
- Majure, L.C. and G. N. Ervin. 2008. The Opuntia (Cactaceae) of Mississippi. Haseltonia 14: 111-126.
- Majure, L.C. and C.T. Bryson. 2008. Carex breviculmisR. Br. (Cyperaceae), new to the Flora of North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2: 1381-1387.
- Majure, L.C. 2008. New records of Geranium molleL. and Erodium cicutarium(L.) L ‘Hér. ex Ait. (Geraniaceae), from Mississippi and other important collections from the state. The Southeastern Naturalist 7: 367-370.
- MacGown, J., J. Hill, L.C. Majure, and J. L. Seltzer. 2008. Rediscovery of Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mainland Mississippi, U.S.A with an analysis of associated seeds and vegetation. Midsouth Entomology 1: 17-28.
2007
- Majure, L.C. 2007. The Vascular Flora of the Chunky River (Mississippi). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1: 1179-1202.
- Majure, L.C. 2007. Noteworthy Collections: Mississippi. Castanea 72: 121-122.
2006
- Ervin, G.N., L.C.Majure, and J. T. Bried. 2006. Effects of long-term GTR impoundment on stand structure, species composition, and hydrophytic indicators. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 113: 468-481.
Books
1. Soltis, D.S., P.S. Soltis, P. Endress, M. Chase, S. Manchester, W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, and E. Mavrodiev. 2017. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Angiosperms, Revised and Updated Edition. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Taxonomic Proposals
1. Michelangeli, F.A., F. Almeda, M. Alvear, E. Bécquer-Granados, J. Burke, M.K. Caddah, R. Goldenberg, G.M. Ionta, W.S. Judd, L.C. Majure, J. Meirelles, A.N. Nicolas, G. Ocampo, D.S. Penneys, J.D. Skean, Jr., C. Ulloa Ulloa. 2016. Proposal to conserve the name Miconia against Maieta and Tococa (Melastomataceae, Miconieae). Taxon 65: 892–893.
Taxonomic Treatments
3. Baker, M.A., L.C. Majure, and B.D. Parfitt. 2019. Opuntia, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 7, /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=10641
2. Majure, L.C. 2017. Cactaceae. In: R.C.F. Naczi (ed.), New Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. http://dx.doi.org/10.21135/893275471.043.
1. Majure, L.C. 2015. Cactaceae. In: Weakley (ed.), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Pp. 847–851.
Popular articles
Grace, O. and L.C. Majure. 2017. Horticulture and the conservation of threatened species: Case Study 1: Succulent plant collections in botanic gardens supporting ex situ conservation and research. Botanical Garden Journal 14: 34–39.
Majure, L.C. 2015. Collaborative efforts for the conservation of Cuban cacti. Sonoran Quarterly 69: 14.
Majure, L.C. 2015. Prickly Pears East to West and North to South – Investigating the Evolution of Opuntia and Relatives. Sonoran Quarterly 69: 4-7.
Majure, L.C. 2013. Yard Flora Challenge. Mississippi Native Plant Society Newsletter 31: 5-6.
Majure, L.C. 2012. The Plant Spotlight. Mississippi Native Plant Society Newsletter 30: 1-2.
Majure, L.C. 2010. Towards an evolutionary understanding of the Opuntia humifusa complex. Cactus and Succulent Journal 82: 156-163.