Coryphantha sulcata, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Somervell County, Texas, USA

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: Cacteae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species: C. clavata C. compacta C. cornifera C. delaetiana C. delicata C. difficilis C. durangensis C. echinoidea C. echinus C. elephantidens C. erecta C. georgii C. glanduligera C. glassii C. gracilis C. hintoniorum C. jalpanensis C. kracikii C. longicornis C. macromeris C. maiz-tablasensis C. neglecta C. nickelsiae C. octacantha C. ottonis C. pallida C. poselgeriana C. potosiana C. pseudoechinus C. pseudonickelsiae C. pulleineana C. pycnacantha C. ramillosa C. recurvata C. retusa C. robustispina C. salinensis C. sulcata C. tripugionacantha C. vaupeliana C. vogtherriana C. werdermannii C. wohlschlageri

Source(s) of checklist: 
  • Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Coryphantha in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 12. Reference page. 

Name

Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem., Cactées. 32. 1868.

Synonyms

  • Mammillaria subg. Coryphanta Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 264. 1856 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Glandulifera Frič in Ceskoslov. Zahradn. Listy 1924: 122. 1924, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Lepidocoryphantha Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 22. 1938 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Escobrittonia Doweld in Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 17. 2000 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
    • Type: Escobrittonia gracilis (L.Bremer & A.B.Lau) Doweld

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Arizona
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
    • Regional: Southtern Central USA
      • New Mexico, Texas

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Beehive Cactus
suomi: Piikaktukset
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