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Stenocactus

Genus of plant in the family Cactaceae

Stenocactus

Stenocactus is a genus of cacti in the Cactaceae family.

Stenocactus

Stenocactus
Stenocactus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Stenocactus
(K.Schum.) A.Berger[1]
Species

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Stenocactus is a genus of cacti in the Cactaceae family.[1]

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Stenocactus:

Species

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Stenocactus boedekerianus A.BergerMexico Northeast
Stenocactus coptonogonus (Lem.) A.BergerMexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas )
Stenocactus crispatus (DC.) A.BergerMexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Zacatecas)
Stenocactus multicostatus (Hildm.) A.BergerMexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango)
Stenocactus obvallatus (DC.) A.BergerMexico (Distrito Federal, Mexico)
Stenocactus ochoterenianus TiegelMexico (Guanajuato, Querétaro de Arteaga)
Stenocactus phyllacanthus (Mart. ex A.Dietr. & Otto) A.BergerMexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
Stenocactus sulphureus (A.Dietr.) BravoMexico (Hidalgo)
Stenocactus vaupelianus (Werderm.) Backeb. & F.M.KnuthMexico (Hidalgo)

Two further species are of uncertain status, S. hastatus and S. rectispinus [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.Berger". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. "Stenocactus". The Cactus Expert. Retrieved 20 November 2024.