Copiapoa humilis

Copiapoa humilis

Copiapoa humilis

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: Copiapoeae
Genus: Copiapoa
Sectio: C. sect. Copiapoa
Sectio: C. ser. Humiles
Species: Copiapoa humilis
Subspecies: C. h. subsp. humilis – C. h. subsp. matancillensis – C. h. subsp. tenuissima – C. h. subsp. tocopillana – C. h. subsp. variispinata

Name

Copiapoa humilis (Phil.) Hutch., 1953

Synonyms

• Echinocactus humilis Phil., Fl. Atacam.: 23. 1860 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinocactus humilis Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 471. 1885 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Copiapoa chaniaralensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1063. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Copiapoa humilis var. paposoensis A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 118. 1989 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J., 1953: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 25: 34.

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. Copiapoa humilis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 07. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Copiapoa humilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Copiapoa humilis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 07 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Copiapoa humilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Copiapoa humilis. 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 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

español: Humildito

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