Frailea pygmaea

Frailea pygmaea

Frailea pygmaea

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: Fraileeae
Genus: Frailea
Species: Frailea pygmaea

Name

Frailea pygmaea (Speg.) Britton & Rose, 1922

Synonyms

• Echinocactus pygmaeus Speg. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 4: 497. 1905 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
• Astrophytum pygmaeum (Speg.) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 14. 2005 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
  • Echinocactus dadakii Frič ex A.Berger, Kakteen: 218. 1929 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Frailea dadakii Frič ex A.Berger, Kakteen: 218. 1929 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Frailea pygmaea var. dadakii (Frič ex A.Berger) Backeb., Cactaceae 3: 1660. 1959 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Astrophytum dadakii (Frič ex A.Berger) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 13. 2005 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
  • Frailea aurea Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 247. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Frailea pygmaea var. aurea (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 3: 1661. 1959 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Astrophytum aureum (Backeb.) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 12. 2005 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Frailea pseudopulcherrima Y.Itô, Explan. Diagr. Austroechinocactinae: 294. 1957 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Astrophytum pseudopulcherrimum (Y.Itô) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 14. 2005 syn. sec. ???
  • Frailea asperispina F.Ritter in Succulenta (Netherlands) 49: 124. 1970 syn. sec. Metzing 2021
• Frailea pygmaea subsp. asperispina (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 131. 1995 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Astrophytum asperispinum (F.Ritter) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 12. 2005 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Frailea aureispina F.Ritter in Succulenta (Netherlands) 49: 124. 1970 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
• Frailea pygmaea subsp. aureispina (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 131. 1995 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
• Astrophytum aureispinum (F.Ritter) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 12. 2005 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
  • Frailea aureinitens Buining & Brederoo in Succulenta (Netherlands) 55: 62. 1976 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Frailea pygmaea subsp. aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 131. 1995 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Frailea pygmaea var. aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 131. 1995 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Astrophytum aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) Halda & Malina in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 12(1): 12. 2005 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Frailea pygmaea var. atrofusca Backeb., Cactaceae 3: 1660. 1959, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Paraguay to S. Brazil and NE. Argentina. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 3: 210–211.

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. Frailea pygmaea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Frailea pygmaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Frailea pygmaea. Published online. Accessed: Dec 20 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Frailea pygmaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Frailea pygmaea. 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 20. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

مصرى: فرايليا بيجمايا

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