Austrocylindropuntia exaltata

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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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: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia
Species: Austrocylindropuntia exaltata

Name

Austrocylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb., 1942

Synonyms

Opuntia exaltata A.Berger, Hort. Mortol.: 232, 410. 1912
Cylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 120. 1936 ["1935"]
Opuntia subulata var. exaltata (A.Berger) G.D.Rowley in Repert. Pl. Succ. 23: 8. 1974 ["1972"]
Austrocylindropuntia subulata subsp. exaltata (A.Berger) D.R.Hunt in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 11. )2002)

Note: This taoxn is placed into the synonymy of Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 12 (1942) by Hunt (2016 & POWO (2025)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Backeberg, C. 1942: Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 12.

Additional references

Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page.
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 exaltata 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 exaltata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2022. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Austrocylindropuntia exaltata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Austrocylindropuntia exaltata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2022. Reference page.

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