Austrocactus praecox

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Austrocactus
Subgenus: Austrocactus subg. Austrocactus
Sectione: Austrocactus sect. Austrocactus
Species:

Name

Austrocactus praecox E.Sarnes & N.Sarnes, Kakteen And. Sukk. 71(8): 228. (2020)

  • Holotype: Argentina, Prov. Mendoza: Dpto. Malargüe: at the border, outside of the Nature Reserve La Payunia, alt. 1820 m, 3 Nov 2019, E. Sarnes & N. Sarnes 18313 (MERL accession no. 64275) (Böhnert & al. 2025)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: South America
    • Regional: South American Cone
      • Argentina Northwest

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

References

Primary references

  • Sarnes, E. & Sarnes, N. 2020: Eine neue Art aus Mendoza (Argentinien): Erstbeschreibung von Austrocactus praecox. Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten 71(8): 225-230.

Additional references

  • Böhnert, T., Merklinger, F.F., Sarnes, E., Sarnes, N., Kiesling, R., Weigend, M. & Luebert, F. 2025. Systematic and taxonomic revision of the genus Austrocactus (Cactaceae) based on morphology and genome wide SNP‐data. Taxon 74(2): 386-416. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13311 Open access Reference page.