Austrocylindropuntia

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia
Species: A. cylindrica – A. exaltata – A. floccosa – A. lauliacoana – A. pachypus – A. shaferi – A. subulata – A. vestita

Name

Austrocylindropuntia Backeb., Blätt. Kakteenf. 6: 21 (1938)

• Type species: Austrocylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia sect. Austrocylindropuntia (Backeb.) Moran, Gentes Herb. 8(4): 326 (1953).
• Heterotypic
  • Andinopuntia Guiggi, Cactology 2(Suppl.): [1] (2011) PDF.
    • Type species: Andinopuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck ex Winterfeld) Guiggi
  • Banfiopuntia Guiggi, Cactology 2(Suppl.): [1] (2011) PDF.
    • Type species: Banfiopuntia verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Guiggi vide Tephrocactus verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt & Ritz
  • Opuntia ser. Floccosae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 84 (1919).
    • Type species: Opuntia floccosa Salm-Dyck ex Winterfeld
  • Opuntia ser. Subulatae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 75 (1919).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Opuntia ser. Vestitae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 71 (1919).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Peruviopuntia Guiggi, Cactology 2(Suppl.): [1] (2011) PDF.
    • Type species: Peruviopuntia pachypus (K.Schum.) Guiggi
  • Trichopuntia Guiggi, Cactology 2(Suppl.): [1] (2011) PDF.
    • Type species: Trichopuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Guiggi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia. Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, Victoria. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand South. Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C. 1938. Blätter für Kakteenforschung 1938(6): [21].

Additional references

• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Austrocylindropuntia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Austrocylindropuntia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Austrocylindropuntia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 18. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Austrocylindropuntia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• suomi: Etelänopuntiat
• lietuvių: Ritvė
• svenska: Sylopuntiasläktet

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