Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus glaucescens

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: Ferocactus
Sectio: F. sect. Bisnaga
Species: Ferocactus glaucescens

Name

Ferocactus glaucescens (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3: 137 (1922).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus glaucescens DC., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 115 (1828).
• Homotypic
  • Bisnaga glaucescens (DC.) Orcutt, Cactography 1: 1 (1926).
  • Parrycactus glaucescens (DC.) Doweld, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 118 (2000).
• Heterotypic
  • Echinocactus hybocentrus Lehm. ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 65 (1837).
  • Echinocactus mammillarioides Hook., Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3558 (1837).
    • Malacocarpus mammillarioides (Hook.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3: 203 (1922).
    • Pyrrhocactus mammillarioides (Hook.) Backeb. in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 263 (1936).
    • Neoporteria mammillarioides (Hook.) Backeb., Kakteenkunde 5: 81 (1939).
    • Neoporteria subgibbosa var. mammillarioides (Hook.) Donald & G.D.Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 28: 58 (1966).
  • Echinocactus pfeifferi Zucc. ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 58 (1837).
    • Echinofossulocactus pfeifferi (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lawr., Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 318 (1841).
    • Ferocactus glaucescens var. pfeifferi (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Borg, Cacti ed. 2: 293 (1951).
    • Ferocactus pfeifferi (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Backeb., Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 5 2742 (1961).
  • Echinocactus theionacanthus Lem., Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 22 (1838).
  • Echinocactus theiacanthus Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 86 (1839).
  • Echinocactus nummularioides Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 536 (1840).
  • Echinocactus dietrichianus C.F.Först., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 17: 160 (1861).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 137.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 
• 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. Ferocactus glaucescens in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ferocactus glaucescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ferocactus glaucescens. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ferocactus glaucescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ferocactus glaucescens. 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 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: glaucous barrel cactus
lietuvių: Melsvasis ferokaktusas
português: cacto-bola, cacto-azul
粵語: 王冠龍

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