Manuel G. Caluff’s scientific contributions

... The spontaneous distribution of the nonrelevant species Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch has been observed in many natural areas around the world (Coladoanto, 1991;Kelbel, 2012;Vegh et al., 2015;Zając et al., 2015, van Kleunen et al., 2018Burda, 2018). In countries across Europe and elsewhere, the species is given an invasive weed classification (Oviedo et al., 2012;Drake et al., 2009;Bean, 1976;Maslo, 2014;Axmacher & Sang, 2013). 'Transformer species' P. quinquefolia for the European continent should be noted among the known species of the genus Parthenocissus. ...

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Invasion of Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch in the forest-steppe of Ukraine

... Within the Caribbean, Cuba is the largest island in the Antilles, has the greatest documented diversity of arachnids and their arachnological information in general is higher than that of the other islands. Nonetheless, knowledge of the true diversity of arachnids is still far from fully known (Mancina & Cruz Flores, 2017). To date, Cuba has reported the presence of around 500 species of spiders, of which about 40 are members of the infraorder Mygalomorphaae (WSC, 2024). ...

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Trichopelmatinae) in Cuba, with the descriptions of seven new species and a new species of Thalerommata Ausserer, 1875

... El trabajo consistió de varias etapas; la primera fue una exploración de terreno para valorar el potencial que existía para la investigación, se realizaron colectas y determinaron las especies invasoras o con potencial para invadir dentro del área con la ayuda de (León 1946;León y Alain, 1951, 1953, 1957Alain, 1964Alain, , 1974. Se realizó la actualización taxonómica de los taxones específicos e infraespecíficos según Adams (1972); Correll & Correll (1982); Liogier (1982Liogier ( , 1983Liogier ( , 1985aLiogier ( ,b, 1986Liogier ( , 1988Liogier ( , 1989Liogier ( , 1994aLiogier ( ,b, 1995aLiogier ( ,b, 1996Liogier ( , 1997Liogier ( , 2000; Acevedo- Rodríguez et al. (1996); los nuevos fascículos de la Obra Flora de la República de Cuba (Arias, 1998;Bäsler, 1998;Gutiérrez, 2000Gutiérrez, , 2002Rodríguez, 2000;Urquiola & Kral, 2000;Urquiola et al., 2000a,b;Thiv, 2002;González, 2003;Rankin, 2003Rankin, , 2005Sánchez & Regalado 2003;González, 2004;Saralegui, 2004;Albert, 2005;Pérez, 2005;Panfet (1989) y la colaboración de especialistas en el tema. ...

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Especies exóticas invasoras en el Jardín Botánico de Pinar del Río, Cuba Exotic and invasive species in the Botanical Garden of Pinar del Río, Cuba

... A partir del inventario realizado en el primer semestre de 2017, se listaron las especies arbóreas presentes en las colecciones vivas del Jardín Botánico de Pinar del Río. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica acerca de sus potencialidades de uso para la población, a través de la revisión de las obras de Roig, (1928,1988), Barroso, (2000), Greuter, (2000bGreuter, ( ) a, b, (2000a, Vázquez y otros., (2004) y Greuter y Rankin (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014. De esos materiales bibliográficos, se obtuvo la información sobre los nombres vulgares más usados de esas plantas en Cuba. ...

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Arboreal species of the Pinar del Rio Botanical Garden and their potential use

... They mostly occur at low elevations but can go up as far as 2000 m (Sleumer, 1980). Another interesting feature is that the genus comprises some widely distributed species occurring in a broad range of habitats, whereas others show more restricted distribution or ecological niches (Gutiérrez, 2000;Gonzalez, 2007;Breteler, 2008). Casearia is therefore an interesting model to study both the origin of Neotropical taxa in the context of the evolution of a pantropical genus as well as biogeographic relationships and species diversification in northern South America adjacent to the Caribbean and on the islands themselves. ...

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Character evolution and biogeography of Casearia (Salicaceae): Evidence for the South American origin of a pantropical genus and for multiple migrations to the Caribbean islands

... La identificación de la flora se comprobó con la Obra Flora de Cuba (León, 1946;León y Alain, 1951, 1953, 1957Alain, 1964Alain, , 1974. Con la consulta de la literatura especializada se realizó la actualización taxonómica de las especies de la flora (Adams, 1972;Liogier, 1982Liogier, , 1983Liogier, , 1985aLiogier, ,b, 1986Liogier, , 1988Liogier, , 1989Liogier, , 1994aLiogier, ,b, 1995aLiogier, ,b, 1996Liogier, , 1997Catasús, 1997;Arias, 1998;Bäsler, 1998, Rodríguez, 1998, 2000aRankin, 1998;Gutiérrez, 2000Gutiérrez, , 2002Greuter, 2002;Albert, 2005). ...

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Diversidad Biológica de Cayuelo Grande y Canal de Manuy, Península de Hicacos, Matanzas, Cuba

... Su comportamiento es similar al de M. acroleuca acroleuca en Chiconcuac, Morelos. En lo relativo a su planta de oviposición, no fue observada, pero en la galería riparia de Peña Blanca se encuentra Pithecellobium dulce (Grether, 2007). La estación meteorológica más cercana presenta los siguientes datos: ...

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Identificación de las especies del género Melanis Hübner, [1819] (Riodinidae: Riodininae) en México

... Data were gathered during collaborative field work and from regional Acacia treatments by various authors (Rudd and Carter 1983; Cialdella 1984; McVaugh 1987; Barneby and Zanoni 1989; Lee et al. 1989; Madsen 1990; da Silva 1990; Zamora 1991; Rico-Arce 1994; Acevedo-Rodríguez 1996; Fortunato and Cialdella 1996; Bässler 1998; Isely 1998; Rico and Rodríguez 1998; Ebinger et al. 2000; Jawad et al. 2000; García and Mejía 2000; Rico 2001a Rico , 2001b, unpubl. data; Echeverry and Vester 2002; Casiva et al. 2002; L. Rico and Fonseca, unpubl. ...

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Geographical patterns in neotropical Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)

... The flowers are apetalous with five sepals and they present staminodes, alternating with the stamen or sometimes inserted outside of the row of stamen (Warburg, 1895;Sleumer, 1980). Most species are widely distributed and found across various habitats in the Neotropics, including Amazonian rainforests, Brazilian cerrados (Sleumer, 1980;Gutiérrez, 2000;Marquete & Mansano, 2012), dry forest (DRYFLOR et al., 2016), or savannas (Devecchi et al., 2020), whereas others are considered range restricted (Breteler, 2008) or endemic (Marquete & Mansano, 2010;Applequist & Gates, 2020). About 30 species occur in the Caribbean (Sleumer, 1980;Correll & Correll, 1982;Howard, 1989;Liogier, 1994;Gutiérrez, 2000), which have evolved as a result of multiple migrations of ancestors to the islands since the late Miocene (Mestier et al., 2022). ...

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Nested singletons in molecular trees: Utility of adding morphological and geographical data from digitized herbarium specimens to test taxon concepts at species level in the case of Casearia (Salicaceae)

... Pl., éd. 1, 2 : 1065. 1753 Palacios-Rios et al., 2006 ;. L. Sp. ...

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Le Père Charles Plumier (1646-1704): son oeuvre, son herbier de ptéridophytes américains. 2. Typifications