Carnegiea gigantea

Carnegiea gigantea

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
Genus: Carnegiea
Species: Carnegiea gigantea

Name

Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, 1908

Synonyms

• Cereus giganteus Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 14: 335-337. 1852 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Pilocereus giganteus (Engelm.) Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 662. 1885 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Carnegiea gigantea f. cristata P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 108. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N., 1908. Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. Lancaster, PA 9:188, t. 32.

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

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Carnegiea gigantea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Carnegiea gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Carnegiea gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Dec 08 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Carnegiea gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Dec 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Carnegiea gigantea. 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 Dec 08. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carnegiea gigantea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• dansk: Kæmpekaktus
• Deutsch: Saguaro, Sahuaro
• English: Saguaro
• español: Saguaro, Sahuaro
• suomi: Jättikaktus
• français: Saguaro
• magyar: Saguaro, kandeláberkaktusz
• italiano: Cactus a Candelabro, Cactus Gigante, Saguaro
• lietuvių: Didžioji karnegija
• Nederlands: Saguaro
• polski: Karnegia Olbrzymia
• português: Saguaro
• svenska: Saguarokaktus
• Türkçe: Saguaro
• Tiếng Việt: xương rồng Saguaro

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