Thelocactus leucacanthus

Thelocactus leucacanthus

Thelocactus leucacanthus

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: Thelocactus
Species: Thelocactus leucacanthus

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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

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

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1923. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 4. 318 pp. + 37 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 4: 8

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. Thelocactus leucacanthus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Thelocactus leucacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Thelocactus leucacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 28 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Thelocactus leucacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Thelocactus leucacanthus. 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 28. Reference page. 

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