Rapicactus subterraneus

Rapicactus subterraneus

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: Rapicactus
Subgenus: R. subg. Rapicactus
Species: Rapicactus subterraneus

Name

Rapicactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Oehme, Cactaceae (Berlin) 1942(1): 21 (1942).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus subterraneus Backeb., Kakteen-Freunde 1: 110, fig (1932).
• Homotypic
  • Gymnocactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Backeb. ex Fritz Schwarz, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 11: 16 (1949).
  • Neolloydia subterranea (Backeb.) H.E.Moore, Baileya 19(4): 165 (1975).
  • Pediocactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 17 (1998).
  • Thelocactus subterraneus Backeb., Kakteen-Freunde 1: 110 (-111) (1932).
  • Turbinicarpus mandragora subsp. subterraneus (Backeb.) Lüthy, Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 279 (1999).
  • Turbinicarpus subterraneus (Backeb.) A.D.Zimmerman, Bradleya 9: 92 (1991).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Buxbaum, F. & Oehme, H. (1942) Cactaceae (Berlin) 1942 (1): 21.

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rapicactus subterraneus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 29. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Rapicactus subterraneus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Rapicactus subterraneus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Rapicactus subterraneus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Rapicactus subterraneus. 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 29. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rapicactus subterraneus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.