Oreocereus

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O. celsianus
, type species

Taxonavigation edit

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: Oreocereus
Species: O. australis – O. celsianus – O. doelzianus – O. fossulatus – O. hempelianus – O. hendriksenianus – O. leucotrichus – O. ritteri – O. tacnaensis – O. trolli – O. varicolor

Source(s) of checklist: 
  • Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Oreocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page

Name edit

Oreocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. (1909)

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Cereus subg. Oreocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 64 (1905).
  • Heterotypic
    • Arequipa Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 100 (1922).
    • Arequipiopsis Kreuz. & Buining, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 195, 198 (1941).
    • Echinocactus [infragen.gruppe] Myriacanthi Vaupel in Engl. & Prantl, Nnat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 623, 626 (1925).
    • × Moraquipa Rüd.Baumgärtner, Hybriden-J. 2012(2): 18 (2012).
    • Morawetzia Backeb., Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 73, fig. 1936.

Hybrids edit

× Callisonara – × Oreocana – × Oreonopsis

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Andes of S-Peru, S-Bolivia, N-Chile, and N-Argentina

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Links edit

Vernacular names edit

العربية: اسپندارهای کوهی
suomi: Seittikaktukset
svenska: Bergkaktussläktet
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