Matucana haynei subsp. myriacantha

Matucana haynei subsp. myriacantha

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: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Matucana
Species: Matucana haynei
Subspecies: Matucana haynei subsp. myriacantha

Name

• Matucana haynei subsp. myriacantha (Vaupel) Mottram, Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 11. 1997.
  • Type locality: Peru, Amazonas, Chachapoyas, east side of Maranon valley above Balsas, 2200m, Weberbauer 4272.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus myriacanthus Vaupel, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 25. 1913.

• Homotypic
  • Arequipa myriacantha (Vaupel) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 101. 1922.
  • Borzicactus myriacanthus (Vaupel) Donald, Ashingtonia 1(9): 104. 1974.
  • Borzicactus weberbaueri var. myriacanthus (Vaupel) Donald, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 26(1): 10. 1971.
  • Matucana myriacantha (Vaupel) Buxb., Kakteen 54: CVb. 1973.
  • Submatucana myriacantha (Vaupel) Backeb., Kakteenlexikon 412. 1966.

• Heterotypic
  • Matucana myriacantha f. purpureoalba (F.Ritter) Lodé, Cact. Aventures 27: 29. 1995.
  • Matucana myriacantha f. roseoalba Lodé, Cact. Aventures 16: 17. 1992, nom. inval.
  • Matucana purpureoalba F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1502. 1981.
  • Matucana roseoalba F.Ritter, nom. nud.

Note:

May deserve rank of species (Wittner 2012)

References

• Beullens, A. Matucana. Published on the internet. [1]
• Bregman R. 1996: The genus Matucana, biology and systematics of fascinating Peruvian cacti.. Routledge.
• Mottram, R. 1997: Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives 3: 11.
• Wittner, H. 2012: Matucana myriacantha and M. comalocephala are different species. The Cactus Explorer 4: 50–57 (57!). 2012 (epublished).