Armatocereus godingianus

Armatocereus godingianus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Armatocereus
Species: Armatocereus godingianus
Subspecies: A. g. subsp. brevispinus – A. g. subsp. godingianus

Name edit

Armatocereus godingianus (Britton & Rose) Backeb. ex E.Salisb., 1947

Note edit

The specific epithet godingianus honors the USA Consul General F. W. Goding from Guayaquil (Ecuador), an entomologist who helped Joseph Nelson Rose with his botanical research in Ecuador.

Synonyms edit

  • Lemaireocereus godingianus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 91–92, f. 134. 1920 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Armatocereus godingianus (Britton & Rose) Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(3): 3. 1938 syn. sec. Hunt 2006

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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