Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
Lem.
Type species
Tephrocactus articulatus
Species

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Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

Species

Species of the genus Tephrocactus according to Plants of the World Online As of January 2023:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Tephrocactus abditus D.J.Ferguson & Janeba Argentina (Salta)
Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb. Argentina.
Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem. Argentina.
Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb. Argentina.
Tephrocactus bonnieae (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) Stuppy Argentina (Catamarca)
Tephrocactus molinensis (Speg.) Backeb. Argentina (Salta)
Tephrocactus nigrispinus (K.Schum.) Backeb. Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
Tephrocactus recurvatus (Gilmer & H.P.Thomas) D.R.Hunt & Ritz Argentina (San Juan)
Tephrocactus verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt & Ritz Argentina, Bolivia
Tephrocactus weberi (Speg.) Backeb. Argentina (Salta).


References

  1. ^ "Tephrocactus Lem. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

Bibliography

  • G. G. Leyton-Boyce et J. Illiff : The subgenus Tephrocactus (of the genus Opuntia), Morden, 1973


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