Austrocactus coxii

Austrocactus coxii

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Austrocactus
Species: Austrocactus coxii

Name

Austrocactus coxii (K.Schum.) Backeb., 1959

Note

The specific epithet coxii honors G. Cox, who traveled to Argentina.

Synonyms

• Echinocactus coxii K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 422. 1898 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
• Malacocarpus coxii (K.Schum.) Hosseus in Arch. Esc. Fárm. Fac. Ci. Méd. Córdoba 9: 131. 1939 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Austrocactus longicarpus E.Sarnes & N.Sarnes in Kakteen And. Sukk. 65: 258. 2014 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Austrocactus coxii subsp. longicarpus (E.Sarnes & N.Sarnes) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 1. 2020 syn. sec. Hunt 2006

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America S. Argentina. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C., 1959: Cactaceae (Backeberg) 3: 1562.

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. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Austrocactus coxii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Austrocactus coxii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Austrocactus coxii. Published online. Accessed: Dec 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Austrocactus coxii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Austrocactus coxii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 08. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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