Maihueniopsis
Maihueniopsis darwinii
Scientific classification Edit this 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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Maihueniopsis (from Greek opsis, "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated Maihuenia) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species.

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]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Maihueniopsis archiconoidea F.RitterChile (Atacama)
Maihueniopsis atacamensis (Phil.) F.RitterChile (Antofagasta)
Maihueniopsis camachoi (Espinosa) F.RitterChile (Antofagasta)
Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.AndersonArgentina (San Juan, Mendoza)
Maihueniopsis colorea (F.Ritter) F.RitterChile (Atacama)
Maihueniopsis conoidea (F.Ritter) F.RitterChile (Antofagasta)
Maihueniopsis crassispina F.RitterChile (Atacama)
Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.RitterChile to Argentina
Maihueniopsis domeykoensis F.RitterChile (Atacama).
Maihueniopsis glochidiata G.J.CharlesArgentina (La Rioja)
Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.KieslingChile to Argentina
Maihueniopsis grandiflora F.RitterChile (Coquimbo)
Maihueniopsis hickenii (Britton & Rose) D.R.HuntArgentina
Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile.
Maihueniopsis minuta (Backeb.) R.KieslingArgentina (Jujuy, Salta)
Maihueniopsis molfinoi Speg.Bolivia to Argentina.
Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) F.RitterChile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan)
Maihueniopsis platyacantha (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) D.R.HuntArgentina (Mendoza, Neuquén)
Maihueniopsis reicheana (Espinosa) Katt. & LodéChile (Coquimbo)
Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii F.RitterChile (Coquimbo)

References

  1. "Maihueniopsis Speg. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-29.


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