Backebergia

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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: Backebergia
Species: B. militaris

Name

Backebergia Bravo, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24: 230. (1954) sec. Franco-Estrada & al. (2021)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cephalocereus subg. Mitrocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 17. (1938)
- Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77. {1942)
  - Type: Backebergia chrysomallus (Lem.) Bravo
  - Type: Mitrocereus chrysomallus (Lem.) Backeb.

Note: The correct name for this taxon is Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77. {1942) Art 11 and Backebergia is therefore nom. superfl.

References

Bravo, H.H. 1954. Anales del Instituto de Biológia de la Universidad Nacional de México 24: 230.
Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias Montes, S. 2021. Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903–916. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0 Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2023. Backebergia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr. 10. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Backebergia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 10. Reference page. as Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77 (1942)
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Backebergia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 10 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Backebergia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Apr. 2023.