Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado

Dr. Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado

Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 August 2022 in PhytoKeys
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GPGabriela Aviles Peraza
Gabriela Aviles Peraza
EKErik J. M. Koenen
Erik J. M. Koenen
RRRicarda Riina
Ricarda Riina
CHColin E. Hughes
Colin E. Hughes
JRJens J. Ringelberg
Jens J. Ringelberg
RSRodrigo Duno de Stefano
Rodrigo Duno de Stefano
Following recent mimosoid phylogenetic and phylogenomic studies demonstrating the non-monophyly of the genus Albizia, we present a new molecular phylogeny focused on the neotropical species in the genus, with much denser taxon sampling than previous studies. Our aims were to test the monophyly of the neotropical section Arthrosamanea, resolve species relationships, and gain insights into the evolution of fruit morphology. We perform a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of sequences of nuclear internal and external transcribed spacer regions and trace the evolution of fruit dehiscence and lomentiform pods. Our results find further support for the non-monophyly of the genus Albizia, and confirm the previously proposed segregation of Hesperalbizia, Hydrochorea, Balizia and Pseudosamanea. All species that were sampled from section Arthrosamanea form a clade that is sister to a clade composed of Jupunba, Punjuba, Balizia and Hydrochorea. We find that lomentiform fruits are independently derived from indehiscent septate fruits in both Hydrochorea and section Arthrosamanea. Our results show that morphological adaptations to hydrochory, associated with shifts into seasonally flooded habitats, have occurred several times independently in different geographic areas and different lineages within the ingoid clade. This suggests that environmental conditions have likely played a key role in the evolution of fruit types in Albizia and related genera. We resurrect the name Pseudalbizzia to accommodate the species of section Arthrosamanea, except for two species that were not sampled here but have been shown in other studies to be more closely related to other ingoid genera and we restrict the name Albizia s.s. to the species from Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. Twenty-one new nomenclatural combinations in Pseudalbizzia are proposed, including 16 species and 5 infraspecific varietal names. In addition to the type species Pseudalbizzia berteroana, the genus has 17 species distributed across tropical regions of the Americas, including the Caribbean. Finally, a new infrageneric classification into five sections is proposed and a distribution map of the species of Pseudalbizzia is presented.

4 January 2021 in Acta Botanica Mexicana
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RSRodrigo Duno de Stefano
Rodrigo Duno de Stefano
CTChristian Tun Tun
Christian Tun Tun
JCJosé Enrique López Contreras
José Enrique López Contreras
GFGermán Carnevali Fernández-Concha
Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha
CLCarlos Luis Leopardi-Verde
Carlos Luis Leopardi-Verde
ICIvan Tamayo Cen
Ivan Tamayo Cen
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Lysiloma es un género neotropical de la familia Fabaceae que comprende ocho especies, seis de las cuales se distribuyen ampliamente en México y dos más que ocurren en las Antillas y La Florida. Lysiloma es frecuente en los bosques secos de Megaméxico. Un estudio filogenético previo incluyó tres especies de Lysiloma y Hesperalbizia occidentalis. Ambos géneros están estrechamente relacionados, pero su divergencia tiene un apoyo débil. Nuestros objetivos fueron probar la monofilia del género, evaluar las relaciones de grupo hermano dentro del género y estimar los tiempos de divergencia. Métodos: Se realizó un análisis filogenético basado en caracteres morfológicos, marcadores moleculares (ETS, matK y trnK), así como un análisis combinado (morfología + moléculas). Las matrices de datos se analizaron tanto individualmente como concatenadas (enfoque de evidencia total) con inferencia Bayesiana y máxima parsimonia. Además, los tiempos de divergencia molecular se estimaron a partir del conjunto de datos ETS con un modelo de reloj bayesiano relajado lognormal no correlacionado. Resultados clave: El análisis morfológico respalda la monofilia del Lysiloma con Hesperalbizia como grupo hermano. Sin embargo, los análisis moleculares individuales y combinado no proporcionan resolución para aclarar las relaciones entre Hesperalbizia occidentalis, Lysiloma sabicu y el núcleo de Lysiloma. El análisis de evidencia total (incluida la morfología) respalda la monofilia de Lysiloma, pero con un bajo soporte. Según nuestro modelo de reloj molecular, el clado Lysiloma+Hesperalbizia se separó de otros miembros de la tribu Acacieae+Ingeae hace unos 32 millones de años y la diversificación del núcleo del Lysiloma se produjo a lo largo del Mioceno.Conclusiones: Lysiloma+Hesperalbizia es un clado de divergencia temprana de las tribus Acacieae+Ingeae. Existen suficientes diferencias morfológicas para reconocer ambos linajes. Los caracteres morfológicos utilizados informalmente para la delimitación taxonómica parecen haber evolucionado de manera homoplásica. El clado de Lysiloma y Hesperalbizia se separó de otros miembros de la tribu Acacieae+Ingeae en el Oligoceno, pero la diversificación del núcleo del género coincidió con la expansión del bosque seco a principios del Mioceno.

1 September 2008 in Fungal Genetics and Biology
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JRJorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
GMGeromy G. Moore
Geromy G. Moore
BHBruce W. Horn
Bruce W. Horn
ICIgnazio Carbone
Ignazio Carbone

6 September 2007 in Molecular Ecology
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ICIgnazio Carbone
Ignazio Carbone
JJJudy L. Jakobek
Judy L. Jakobek
JRJorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
BHBruce W. Horn
Bruce W. Horn

1 January 2007 in BMC Ecology and Evolution
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ICIgnazio Carbone
Ignazio Carbone
JRJorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
JJJudy L Jakobek
Judy L Jakobek
BHBruce W Horn
Bruce W Horn
The biosynthesis of aflatoxin (AF) involves over 20 enzymatic reactions in a complex polyketide pathway that converts acetate and malonate to the intermediates sterigmatocystin (ST) and O-methylsterigmatocystin (OMST), the respective penultimate and ultimate precursors of AF. Although these precursors are chemically and structurally very similar, their accumulation differs at the species level for Aspergilli. Notable examples are A. nidulans that synthesizes only ST, A. flavus that makes predominantly AF, and A. parasiticus that generally produces either AF or OMST. Whether these differences are important in the evolutionary/ecological processes of species adaptation and diversification is unknown. Equally unknown are the specific genomic mechanisms responsible for ordering and clustering of genes in the AF pathway of Aspergillus.

1 February 2009 in Fungal Genetics and Biology
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BHBruce W. Horn
Bruce W. Horn
JRJorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
ICIgnazio Carbone
Ignazio Carbone