Thelocactus leucacanthus

Thelocactus leucacanthus
Thelocactus leucacanthus

Taxonavigation

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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: Thelocactus
Species: Thelocactus leucacanthus

Name

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Thelocactus leucacanthus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose, 1923

Synonyms

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  • Cereus maelenii Pfeiff.
  • Cereus tuberosus Pfeiff.
  • Echinocactus ehrenbergii Pfeiff.
  • Echinocactus leucacanthus Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
  • Echinocactus leucacanthus var. crassior Salm-Dyck
  • Echinocactus maelenii Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
  • Echinocactus porrectus Lem.
  • Echinocactus subporrectus Lem.
  • Echinocactus tuberosus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
  • Ferocactus leucacanthus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) N.P.Taylor
  • Mammillaria maelenii Salm-Dyck
  • Thelocactus ehrenbergii (Pfeiff.) F.M.Knuth
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus var. ehrenbergii (Pfeiff.) Bravo
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus var. porrectus (Lem.) Backeb.
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus var. sanchezmejoradae (J.Meyrán) Backeb.
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus subsp. schmollii (Werderm.) Mosco & Zanov.
  • Thelocactus porrectus (Lem.) F.M.Knuth
  • Thelocactus sanchezmejoradae J.Meyrán

Distribution

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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

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