Sclerocactus unguispinus

Sclerocactus unguispinus

Sclerocactus unguispinus

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: Sclerocactus
Species: Sclerocactus unguispinus

Name

• Sclerocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) Taylor, N.P., 1987

Synonyms

• Echinocactus unguispinus Engelm., Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 111. 1848 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
• Echinomastus unguispinus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 150. 1922 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28. 1947 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
• Neolloydia unguispina (Engelm.) L.D.Benson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46: 80. 1974 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley in Excelsa 12: 30. 1986 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Pediocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 5: 25. 1998 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. unguispinus syn. sec. ???
  • Echinocactus durangensis Runge in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 56: 231. 1890 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Echinomastus durangensis (Runge) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 152. 1922 syn. sec. Hernández & Gómez-Hinostrosa 2011
• Neolloydia durangensis (Runge) L.D.Benson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46: 81. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Echinomastus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 25: 65. 1980 syn. sec. ???
• Thelocactus durangensis (Runge) G.D.Rowley in Excelsa 12: 31. 1986 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Sclerocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) N.P.Taylor in Bradleya 5: 94. 1987 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Pediocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 5(1): 26. 1998 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. durangensis (Runge) U.Guzmán in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Echinocactus trollietii Rebut in Baltimore Cact. J. 2: 147. 1895 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
  • Echinomastus mapimiensis Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 15: 68. 1953 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Echinomastus laui G.Frank & Zecher in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50: 188. 1978 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Echinomastus unguispinus var. laui (G.Frank & Zecher) Glass & R.A.Foster in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51: 124. 1979 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. laui (G.Frank & Zecher) Glass, Guía Identific. Cact. Amenazadas México: Echinom/un ssp. laui. 1997 ["1998"] syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Echinomastus unguispinus var. minimus A.B.Lau in Kakteen And. Sukk. 34: 206. 1983 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. minimus (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Tropicos

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

• N.P.Taylor, Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 5: 94. 1987.

Additional references

• 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. Sclerocactus unguispinus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sclerocactus unguispinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sclerocactus unguispinus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 27 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sclerocactus unguispinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sclerocactus unguispinus. 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 27. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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