Tephrocactus articulatus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
Species: T. alexanderi – T. aoracanthus – T. articulatus – T. bonnieae – T. geometricus – T. halophilus – T. molinensis – T. nigrispinus – T. paediophilus – T. recurvatus – T. verschaffeltii – T. weberi

Source(s) of checklist: 
  • Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Tephrocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 19. Reference page

Name edit

Tephrocactus Lem. (1868)

  • Type species: Tephrocactus diadematus (Lem.) Lem. vide Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Opuntia sect. Tephrocactus (Lem.) Moran, Baileya 19(4): 166. 1975.
  • Heterotypic
    • Opuntia [infragen. unranked] Glomeratae Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 144. 1837, p.p.
    • Opuntia sect. Angustilobatae Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 7: 111. 1830 [1].
    • Opuntia ser. Weberianae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 84. 1919.
    • Ursopuntia P.V.Heath in Calyx 6(2): 41. 1999
    • Banfiopuntia Guiggi in Cactology 2 (Suppl.): 1. 2011
    • Quasitephrocactus G.Popov, Kakt. Klub 15(1-2): 13. 2012
    • Pseudomaihueniopsis Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. V): 1. 2013
    • Weberiopuntia Frič ex Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 41. 1935, nom. inval.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North

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

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