Astrophytum caput-medusae

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
Species: Astrophytum caput-medusae

Name

Astrophytum caput-medusae (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt, 2003

Synonyms

Digitostigma caput-medusae Velazco & Nevárez

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Hunt, D.R. (2003) Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 4.

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. Astrophytum caput-medusae in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astrophytum caput-medusae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astrophytum caput-medusae. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Astrophytum caput-medusae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Astrophytum caput-medusae. 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 Mar 04. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: صبار نجمي رأس المدوسة
فارسی: کاکتوس سر مدوسا
português: Digitostigma
русский: Астрофитум голова-медузы
svenska: Medusakaktus