articleScientific DataMar 7, 2026GOLD OA

CactEcoDB: Trait, spatial, environmental, phylogenetic and diversification data for the cactus family

JTJamie ThompsonCMCatherine MartinezJAJORGE AVARIA-LLAUTUREOSRSantiago Ramírez‐BarahonaGMGerardo Manzanarez-Villasana

University of Reading · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Integrated datasets linking traits, spatial distributions, environmental variables and phylogenies are essential for comparative research, but remain limited for many plant taxa, including those which are most threatened. Cactaceae are a morphologically and ecologically diverse succulent family that are iconic components of ecosystems across the Americas, and face high extinction risk. To support future comparative research, we present CactEcoDB (The Cactus Ecological Database), an Open Access dataset of curated spatial, ecological, trait, phylogenetic, and diversification data for over 1,000 cactus species. CactEcoDB includes species-level trait data, geographic occurrence records, environmental variables,…

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  • Cactus
  • Diversification (marketing strategy)
  • Phylogenetics
  • Phylogenetic tree
  • Range (aeronautics)
  • Threatened species
  • Extinction (optical mineralogy)
  • Ecosystem
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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