Pterocactus
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| Pterocactus | |
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| File:Pterocactus kuntzei.jpg | |
| Pterocactus tuberosus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Tephrocacteae |
| Genus: | Pterocactus K.Schum. |
| Type species | |
| Pterocactus kuntzei | |
| Species | |
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Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae. A molecular phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in the tribe Tephrocacteae.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]Species of the genus Pterocactus according to Plants of the World Online As of January 2023[update]:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Pterocactus araucanus MK823.jpg | Pterocactus araucanus Castell. | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus australis 01.jpg | Pterocactus australis (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. | Argentina, Chile |
| File:Pterocactus fischeri01.jpg | Pterocactus fischeri Britton & Rose | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus gonjianii 02.jpg | Pterocactus gonjianii R.Kiesling | Argentina (San Juan). |
| File:Pterocactus hickenii 04.jpg | Pterocactus hickenii Britton & Rose | Argentina, Chile |
| File:Pterocactus megliolii.jpg | Pterocactus megliolii R.Kiesling | Argentina (San Juan) |
| Pterocactus neuquensis R.Kiesling, E.Sarnes & N.Sarnes | Argentina (Neuquén) | |
| File:Pterocactus reticulatus02.jpg | Pterocactus reticulatus R.Kiesling | Argentina (San Juan, Mendoza) |
| File:Pterocactus kuntzei.jpg | Pterocactus tuberosus (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus valentinii.jpg | Pterocactus valentini Speg. | Argentina |
References
[edit | edit source]- Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 593–596
External links
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- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Pterocactus at Wikispecies
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