Matucana formosa

Matucana formosa

Matucana formosa

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: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Matucana
Species: Matucana formosa

Name

Matucana formosa F.Ritter (1963)

• Type: Cajamarca, Balsas, Peru.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Borzicactus formosus (F.Ritter) Donald, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 26: 10. 1971.
  • Loxanthocereus formosus (F.Ritter) Buxb., Kakteen (H. Krainz) 57: CVc. 1974.
  • Submatucana formosa (F.Ritter) Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963.

• Heterotypic
  • Matucana formosa var. minor F.Ritter, Taxon 12: 125. 1963.
  • Submatucana formosa var. minor (F.Ritter) Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ritter, F. 1963: Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy 12: 125.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Matucana formosa. Accessed: 03 Nov 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Matucana formosa. Published online. Accessed: Nov 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Matucana formosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Nov 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Matucana formosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Matucana formosa in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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