Pelecyphora

Pelecyphora aselliformis

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: Pelecyphora
Species: P. aselliformis – P. strobiliformis

Name

• Pelecyphora Ehrenb. (1843)
  • Type species: Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ariocarpus sect. Pelecyphora (Ehrenb.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 38. 1998.
  • Ariocarpus subg. Pelecyphora (Ehrenb.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 37. 1998.

• Heterotypic
  • Encephalocarpus A.Berger, Kakteen 331. 1929.
    • Ariocarpus sect. Encephalocarpus (A.Berger) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 38. 1998.
      • Type species: Encephalocarpus strobiliformis (Werderm.) A.Berger

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ehrenberg, C.G. 1843. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 737.

Additional references

• Butterworth C.A., Cota-Sanchez J.H. & Wallace R.S. 2002. Molecular systematics of tribe Cacteae (Cactaceae: Cactoideae): a phylogeny based on rpl16 intron sequence variation. Systematic Botany 27: 257–270 [1].
• 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. Pelecyphora in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pelecyphora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelecyphora. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelecyphora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelecyphora. 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 26. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pelecyphora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

suomi: Hilakaktukset
lietuvių: Ropenis
русский: Пелецифора
svenska: Gråsuggekaktussläktet
中文: 斧突球屬

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