Astrophytum

Astrophytum myriostigma

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: Cacteae
Genus: Astrophytum
Subgenera (2): A. subg. Astrophytum – A. subg. Stigmatodactylus
Species overview: (6) A. asterias – A. capricorne – A. caput-medusae – A. coahuilense – A. myriostigma – A. ornatum

Source(s) of checklist:
Vázquez-Lobo, A. (2015)

Name

Astrophytum Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 3. 1839.

• Type species: Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.

Synonyms

• Maierocactus E.C.Rost in Z. Sukkulentenk. 2(8): 138-142. 1925 syn. sec. POWO. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Type: Maierocactus capricornis (A.Dietr.) E.C.Rost
• Digitostigma Velazco & Nevárez in Cact. Suc. Mex. 47: 79. 2002, nom. inval., syn. sec. Vázquez-Lobo & al. 2015
  • Type: Digitostigma caput-medusae Velazco & Nevárez

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lemaire, C., 1839. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 3.

• Doweld, A.B. 2000. Nomenclatural adjustments in Cacteae (Cactoideae–Cactaceae), II. Sukkulenty 3(1–2): 36–43. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 
• Kleszewski, K.P. (2001) Die Gattung Astrophytum. Accessed: 2010 Mar 04.
• Vázquez-Lobo, A., Morales, G.A., Arias, S., Golubov, J., Hernández-Hernández, T. & Mandujano, M.C. (2015) Phylogeny and Biogeographic History of Astrophytum (Cactaceae). Systematic Botany 40(4): 1022–1030.

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Astrophytum in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Astrophytum. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Astrophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Astrophytum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

suomi: Piispanhatut
日本語: アストロフィツム属
svenska: Prickkaktussläktet

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