Pelecyphora aselliformis

Pelecyphora aselliformis

Pelecyphora aselliformis

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: Pelecyphora
Species: Pelecyphora aselliformis

Name

Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenb., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 737 (1843).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anhalonium aselliforme (Ehrenb.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 931 (1898) [1], nom. inval.
  • Ariocarpus aselliformis (Ehrenb.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 931 (1898), [2], nom. inval.
  • Mammillaria asellifera Monv. ex F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 931 (1898), [3], nom. inval.
  • Mammillaria aselliformis (Ehrenb.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton, Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2. 74 (1942), as asselliformis.

• Heterotypic
  • Pelecyphora aselliformis var. concolor Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 99: t. 6061 (1873).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843) Botanische Zeitung. Berlin 1: 737.

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. 
• Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
• 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. Pelecyphora aselliformis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pelecyphora aselliformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelecyphora aselliformis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelecyphora aselliformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelecyphora aselliformis. 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 26. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pelecyphora aselliformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenb.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: woodlouse cactus, hatchet cactus, little peyote
español: peotí, peyotillo
русский: Пелецифора мокрицевидная
svenska: Gråsuggekaktus

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