Kroenleinia

Kroenleinia grusonii

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: Kroenleinia
Species: K. grusonii

Name

Kroenleinia Lodé, Cactus-Aventures International (102): 25–26-29. 2014.

• Type species: Kroenleinia grusonii (Hildm.) Lodé

Note:

A putative allopolyploid with chromosome reduction, originated from Echinocactus Link & Otto and Echinofossulocactus Lawr. (Mottram 2014).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lodé, J. 2014. A new genus for a well-known cactus: Echinocactus grusonii. Cactus-Aventures International 102: 25–26-29.

Additional references

• Mottram, R. 2014. Allotaxa of the Cactaceae. The Cactican 5: 1–29 [1].
• 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. Kroenleinia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Kroenleinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Kroenleinia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Kroenleinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Kroenleinia. 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 15. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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