Myrtillocactus cochal

Myrtillocactus cochal

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Myrtillocactus
Species: Myrtillocactus cochal

Name

• Myrtillocactus cochal (Orcutt) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 427 (1909).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus cochal Orcutt, W. Amer. Sci. 6: 29 (1889).

• Homotypic
  • Cereus geometrizans f. cochal (Orcutt) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult. 75 (1907) [1].
  • Cereus geometrizans var. cochal (Orcutt) K.Brandegee, Zoe 5: 4 (1900).
  • Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. cochal (Orcutt) W.T.Marshall in W.T.Marshall & Bock, Cactaceae 119 (1941) [2], comb. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Baja California). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1909) Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 427.

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. Myrtillocactus cochal in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Myrtillocactus cochal in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Myrtillocactus cochal. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Myrtillocactus cochal. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Myrtillocactus cochal. 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 16. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Myrtillocactus cochal in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: cochal

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