Matucana peruviana

Matucana peruviana

Matucana peruviana

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: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Matucana
Species: Matucana peruviana

Name

Matucana peruviana (K.Schum.) G.J.Charles, Cact. Explor. 29: 3. (2024)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus peruvianus K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt., Nachtr. 1: 113. (1903)
• Homotypic
  • Echinopsis urbis-regum Molinari & Mayta in Succulentopi@ 14: 20 (2015)
  • Oroya peruviana (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose in Cact. 3: 102 (1922)
• Heterotypic
  • Oroya neoperuviana Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 282, 416. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Oroya peruviana var. neoperuviana (Backeb.) Slaba in Kaktusy (Brno) 20: 7. 1985 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya neoperuviana var. depressa Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 32. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya peruviana var. depressa (Rauh & Backeb.) Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 478. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya laxiareolata Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 480. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya subocculta var. laxiareolata (Rauh & Backeb.) Slaba in Kaktusy (Brno) 21: 34. 1985 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya neoperuviana var. ferruginea Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 485. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya neoperuviana var. tenuispina Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 487. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya subocculta Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 482. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya subocculta var. albispina Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 483. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya subocculta var. fusca Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 484. 1958 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya laxiareolata var. pluricentralis Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 10. 1963 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya peruviana var. pluricentralis (Backeb.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1511. 1981 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya subocculta var. pluricentralis (Backeb.) Slaba in Kaktusy (Brno) 21: 34. 1985 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya baumannii Kníže in Biota 7(57): 254. 1968 syn. sec. Hunt 1999
  • Oroya peruviana var. baumannii (Kníže) Slaba in Kaktusy 21(1): 10. 1985 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya baumannii var. baumannii syn. sec. ???
  • Oroya baumannii var. rubrispina Kníže in Biota 7: 254. 1968 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya gibbosa var. citriflora Kníže in Biota 7: 57. 1968 syn. sec. Brako & Zarucchi 1993
  • Oroya peruviana var. citriflora (Kníže) Slaba in Kaktusy (Brno) 20: 9. 1985 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya peruviana var. conaikensis Donald & A.B.Lau in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 25: 33. 1970 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Oroya gibbosa F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1512. (1981)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America C-Peru (Oroya to Cuzco) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Charles, G. 2024. New Combinations. The Cactus Explorer 29: 3.PDF Reference page. 

Additional 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. : 102
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Matucana peruviana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 JUne 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Matucana peruviana. Accessed: 03 June 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Matucana peruviana. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Matucana peruviana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 JUne 2025. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Matucana peruviana in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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