Tephrocactus alexanderi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
Species: Tephrocactus alexanderi

Name

Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb., Cactus (Paris) no. 38: 250 (1953).

Synonyms

Opuntia alexanderi Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 256. 1923 syn. sec. Backeberg 1953
- Opuntia bruchii Speg. in Physis (Buenos Aires) 8: 239. 1925 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Tephrocactus bruchii Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926 syn. sec. ???
Tephrocactus bruchii (Speg.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1939(2): 18. 1939 syn. sec. ???
Tephrocactus alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953 syn. sec. ???
Opuntia alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958 syn. sec. ???
- Opuntia bruchii f. brachyacantha Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus bruchii f. brachyacanthus Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. brachyacanthus (Speg.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 294. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia bruchii f. macracantha Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. macranthus (Speg.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 293. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus bruchii subvar. macracantha (Speg.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 293. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia riojana Hosseus ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 113, 429. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. IPNI
Tephrocactus riojanus (Hosseus) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 113. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Tephrocactus flexuosus Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 109, 410. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia flexuosa (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Tephrocactus subsphaericus Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 410. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus alexanderi var. subsphaericus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia alexanderi var. subsphaerica (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Tephrocactus microsphaericus Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 426. 1966 syn. sec. Las Peñas & al. 2019

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America NW. Argentina. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Backeberg, C. 1953. Cactus (Paris) 38: 250.

Additional references

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. 2022. Tephrocactus alexanderi in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 19. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tephrocactus alexanderi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Tephrocactus alexanderi. Published online. Accessed: Jan 19 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Tephrocactus alexanderi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2022.
LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms 2013-2016. Tephrocactus alexanderi in LLIFLE. Published on internet. Accessed: 2016 Jan 19.

Vernacular names

español: bola de indio

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