× Polascontria

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Nothogenus: × Polascontria
Species: × P. huajuapensis

Name

× Polascontria Y.Cruz & S.Vázquez, Phytotaxa 295(2): 151. (2017)

• Type species: × Polascontria huajuapensis Y.Cruz & S.Vázquez, Phytotaxa 295(2): 151. (2017)
• Formula hybridae: Escontria Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 125 (1906) × Polaskia Backeb., Blätt. Sukkulentenk. 1: 4. (1949)

References

• Cruz-Zamora, Y & Vázquez-Santana, S. 2017. × Polascontria (Cactaceae), a nothogenus that represents the gene flow between Escontria and Polaskia. Phytotaxa 295(2): 151. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.295.2.3
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. × Polascontria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. × Polascontria. Published online. Accessed: July 24 2025. Reference page.