Arrojadoa

Arrojadoa dinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Arrojadoa
Subgenera: A. subg. Albertbuiningia – A. subg. Arrojadoa
Species: A. albiflora – A. bahiensis – A. dinae – A. eriocaulis – A. flava – A. leucostele – A. luetzelburgii – A. luetzelburgioides – A. marylaniae – A. multiflora – A. olsthoorniana – A. penicillata – A. pusilliflora – A. rhodantha – A. violaciflora

Name

Arrojadoa Britton & Rose (1920)

• Type species: Arrojadoa rhodantha (Gürke) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Arrojadoopsis Guiggi, , Cactology 1: 26. (2007)
    • Type: Arrojadoopsis marylaniae (Soares Filho & M.Machado) Guiggi
  • Pierrebraunia Esteves, , Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 69(6): 296. (1997)
    • Type: Pierrebraunia brauniorum (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Esteves
  • Floribunda F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 1: 58 (1979)
  • Lagenosocereus Doweld, Turczaninowia 5(1): 8 (2002)
  • Stephanocereus A.Berger, Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 97 (1926)
  • Viridicereus Guiggi, Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 4 (2024)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1920. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 2. 239 pp. + 39 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 2: 170

Additional references

• Romeiro-Brito, M., Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cereeae using target enrichment sequencing. Annals of Botany 132(5): 989-1006. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad153 Reference page. 
• Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C. & de Ligório Sant'Ana, A.M. 2024. Arrojadoa luetzelburgioides, a new species allied to A. multiflora (Cactaceae) and a key to the recently expanded genus. Bradleya 2024(42): 29-38. DOI: 10.25223/brad.n42.2024.a5 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Arrojadoa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 31. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Arrojadoa in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Arrojadoa. Published online. Accessed: Mar 31 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Arrojadoa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

日本語: アロヤドア属

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