Aztekium valdezii

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: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Aztekium
Species: Aztekium valdezii

Name

Aztekium valdezii Velazco, M.A.Alvarado & S.Arias, Xerophilia, Special issue 2: 5. (2013)
Note: POWO (2025) place this species into the synonymy of Aztekium ritteri (Boed.) Boed., Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 52 (1929) citing Hunt (2016)

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

Velazco, C.G., Alvarado Vásquez, M.A. & Arias Montes, S. 2013. Xerophilia 2: 5.

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.
Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aztekium valdezii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 14. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Aztekium valdezii 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 valdezii. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Aztekium valdezii. 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.

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