Maihueniopsis
Maihueniopsis (from Greek opsis, "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated Maihuenia) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species.
| Maihueniopsis | |
|---|---|
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| Maihueniopsis darwinii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Tephrocacteae |
| Genus: | Maihueniopsis Speg. |
| Type species | |
| Maihueniopsis molfinoi | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
The former genus Puna R.Kiesling is now synonym to Maihueniopsis.
Species
Species of the genus Maihueniopsis according to Plants of the World Online As of January 2023:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Maihueniopsis archiconoidea F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) | |
| Maihueniopsis atacamensis (Phil.) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
| Maihueniopsis camachoi (Espinosa) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
 | Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson | Argentina (San Juan, Mendoza) |
| Maihueniopsis colorea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) | |
| Maihueniopsis conoidea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
| Maihueniopsis crassispina F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) | |
 | Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis domeykoensis F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama). | |
| Maihueniopsis glochidiata G.J.Charles | Argentina (La Rioja) | |
 | Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.Kiesling | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis grandiflora F.Ritter | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
 | Maihueniopsis hickenii (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt | Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
 | Maihueniopsis minuta (Backeb.) R.Kiesling | Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) |
| Maihueniopsis molfinoi Speg. | Bolivia to Argentina. | |
 | Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter | Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan) |
| Maihueniopsis platyacantha (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt | Argentina (Mendoza, Neuquén) | |
| Maihueniopsis reicheana (Espinosa) Katt. & Lodé | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
| Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii F.Ritter | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
References
- "Maihueniopsis Speg. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
External links
Media related to Maihueniopsis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Maihueniopsis at Wikispecies
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