Eulychnia

Eulychnia castanea

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: Phyllocacteae
Subtribus: Echinocereinae
Genus: Eulychnia
Species (5 accepted): E. acida – E. breviflora – E. castanea – E. iquiquensis – E. procumbens
[source: The Plant List]

Name

Eulychnia Phil. (1860)

• Type species: E. breviflora Phil.

References

• Philippi, R.A. 1860. Florula Atacamensis seu enumeration... 23, t. 11 A.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eulychnia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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