Aztekium

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

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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: Cacteae
Genus: Aztekium
Species: A. hintonii – A. ritteri – A. valdezii

Name

Aztekium Boed., Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 52. (1929)

Type species: Aztekium ritteri (Boed.) Boed. (1829)

Note: The above is sensu CACO (2021), POWO (2025) place Aztekium valdezii in synonymy with Aztekium ritteri and Hassler prefers a monotypic genus with just the type accepted.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- × Aztekonia Mottram, Cactician 5: 15. 2014.
  - Formula hybridae: Aztekium Boed. × Geohintonia Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.

This is an artificial hybrid and out of scope.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Boedeker, F. 1929. Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 52.

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. 2025. Aztekium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 04. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Aztekium in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aztekium. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Aztekium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Aztekium. 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 04. Reference page.

Vernacular names

suomi: Tyynykaktukset
svenska: Aztek-Kaktussläktet