Carnegiea gigantea

Carnegiea gigantea

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: Carnegiea
Species:

Name

Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, 1908

Synonyms

  • Cereus giganteus Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 14: 335-337. 1852 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Pilocereus giganteus (Engelm.) Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 662. 1885 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
    • Carnegiea gigantea f. cristata P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 108. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Arizona, California
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

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

References

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Additional references

Vernacular names

  • dansk: Kæmpekaktus
  • Deutsch: Saguaro, Sahuaro
  • English: Saguaro
  • español: Saguaro, Sahuaro
  • suomi: Jättikaktus
  • français: Saguaro
  • magyar: Saguaro, kandeláberkaktusz
  • italiano: Cactus a Candelabro, Cactus Gigante, Saguaro
  • lietuvių: Didžioji karnegija
  • Nederlands: Saguaro
  • polski: Karnegia Olbrzymia
  • português: Saguaro
  • svenska: Saguarokaktus
  • Türkçe: Saguaro
  • Tiếng Việt: xương rồng Saguaro
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