Arthrocereus

Arthrocereus melanurus

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: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus:
Subgenera: A. subg. Arthrocereus – A. subg. Chapadocereus
Species: A. glaziovii – A. melanurus – A. rondonianus – A. spinosissimus

Name

Arthrocereus A.Berger Kakteen 337. (1929)

  • Type species: Arthrocereus damazioi (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(2): 65. (1992) vide Arthrocereus glaziovii (K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor & Zappi, Bradleya 9: 85 (1991)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Echinopsis sect. Arthrocereus (A.Berger) Mayta & Molinari, Succulentopi 14: 11. (2015)
  • Heterotypic
    • Chapadocereus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Guiggi, Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 2 (2024)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Brazil (Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso)

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

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