Copiapoa gigantea

Copiapoa gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Copiapoeae
Genus: Copiapoa
Sectio: C. sect. Echinopoa
Sectio: C. ser. Cinerei
Species: Copiapoa gigantea

Name

Copiapoa gigantea Backeb., 1936

Synonyms

• Copiapoa cinerea var. gigantea (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor in Bradleya 5: 92. 1987 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Copiapoa cinerea subsp. gigantea (Backeb.) Slaba in Kaktusy (Brno) 33 (Spec.): 3. 1997 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Copiapoa haseltoniana Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 33. 1963 syn. sec. Larridon & al. 2018
• Copiapoa gigantea var. haseltoniana (Backeb.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1101. 1980 syn. sec. ???
• Copiapoa cinerea var. haseltoniana (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 43: 53. 1981 syn. sec. ???
• Copiapoa cinerea subsp. haseltoniana (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 8. 1997 syn. sec. ???
• Copiapoa gigantea subsp. haseltoniana (Backeb.) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 49. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. ???
  • Copiapoa eremophila F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1104. 1980 syn. sec. Larridon & al. 2018
• Copiapoa cinerea var. eremophila (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 106. 1989 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Copiapoa cinerea subsp. eremophila (F.Ritter) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 49. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Copiapoa tenebrosa F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1098. 1980 syn. sec. Larridon & al. 2018
• Copiapoa cinerea var. tenebrosa (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 106. 1989 syn. sec. Larridon & al. 2015

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Chile (Antofagasta to N. Atacama). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C., 1936: Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 104.

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. Copiapoa gigantea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 07. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Copiapoa gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Copiapoa gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Dec 07 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Copiapoa gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Copiapoa 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 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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