Coryphantha

Coryphantha sulcata, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Somervell County, Texas, USA

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: Coryphantha
Species: C. clavata – C. compacta – C. cornifera – C. delaetiana – C. delicata – C. difficilis – C. durangensis – C. echinoidea – C. echinus – C. elephantidens – C. erecta – C. georgii – C. glanduligera – C. glassii – C. gracilis – C. hintoniorum – C. jalpanensis – C. kracikii – C. longicornis – C. macromeris – C. maiz-tablasensis – C. neglecta – C. nickelsiae – C. octacantha – C. ottonis – C. pallida – C. poselgeriana – C. potosiana – C. pseudoechinus – C. pseudonickelsiae – C. pulleineana – C. pycnacantha – C. ramillosa – C. recurvata – C. retusa – C. robustispina – C. salinensis – C. sulcata – C. tripugionacantha – C. vaupeliana – C. vogtherriana – C. werdermannii – C. wohlschlageri

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Coryphantha in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 12. Reference page.

Name

Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem., Cactées. 32. 1868.

• Type species: Coryphantha sulcata (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

• Mammillaria subg. Coryphanta Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 264. 1856 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Type: Coryphantha sulcata (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
• Glandulifera Frič in Ceskoslov. Zahradn. Listy 1924: 122. 1924, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Lepidocoryphantha Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 22. 1938 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Type: Lepidocoryphantha macromeris (Engelm.) Backeb.
• Escobrittonia Doweld in Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 17. 2000 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Type: Escobrittonia gracilis (L.Bremer & A.B.Lau) Doweld

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C. 1868. Cactées. 32.

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. 
• Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9 p. 186-198.
• Breslin, P.B., Wojciechowski, M.F. & Majure, L.C. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria. Taxon 70(2): 308–323. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12451 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. Coryphantha. 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 June 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coryphantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 17. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Coryphantha 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. 2021. Coryphantha. Published online. Accessed: June 17 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coryphantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Beehive Cactus
suomi: Piikaktukset

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