Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus articulatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
Species: T. alexanderi – T. aoracanthus – T. articulatus – T. bonnieae – T. geometricus – T. halophilus – T. molinensis – T. nigrispinus – T. paediophilus – T. recurvatus – T. verschaffeltii – T. weberi

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Tephrocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 19. Reference page.

Name

Tephrocactus Lem. (1868)

• Type species: Tephrocactus diadematus (Lem.) Lem. vide Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia sect. Tephrocactus (Lem.) Moran, Baileya 19(4): 166. 1975.

• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia [infragen. unranked] Glomeratae Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 144. 1837, p.p.
    • Type species: non design.
  • Opuntia sect. Angustilobatae Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 7: 111. 1830 [1].
  • Opuntia ser. Weberianae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 84. 1919.
    • Type species: O. weberi Speg.
  • Ursopuntia P.V.Heath in Calyx 6(2): 41. 1999
  • Banfiopuntia Guiggi in Cactology 2 (Suppl.): 1. 2011
  • Quasitephrocactus G.Popov, Kakt. Klub 15(1-2): 13. 2012
  • Pseudomaihueniopsis Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. V): 1. 2013
  • Weberiopuntia Frič ex Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 41. 1935, nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C. 1868: Cactées 88.

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. 2022. Tephrocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tephrocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Tephrocactus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 19 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Tephrocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 19.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tephrocactus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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