Mitrocereus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus:
Species: M. militaris
Name
Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77. (1942)
- Type species: Mitrocereus chrysomallus (Lem.) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 48 (1942) vide Mitrocereus militaris (Audot) Bravo, Bot. Stud. 12: 54 (1961)
- monotypic taxon
Synonyms
- Basionym
- Cephalocereus subg. Mitrocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 17. (1938)
- Type: Backebergia chrysomallus (Lem.) Bravo
- Type: Mitrocereus chrysomallus (Lem.) Backeb.
- Cephalocereus subg. Mitrocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 17. (1938)
- Homotypic
- Backebergia Bravo in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24: 230 (1954), nom. superfl.
Note: The correct name for this taxon is Mitrocereus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77. {1942) Art 11 and Backebergia is therefore nom. superfl.
References
Primary references
- Backeberg, C. 1942. Cactaceae 1941(2): 77.
Additional references
- Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias Montes, S. 2021. Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903–916. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0
Reference page. - Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mitrocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 10. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mitrocereus. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 10 2023. Reference page.
- Korotkova, N. et al. 2023. Mitrocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr. 10. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2023. Mitrocereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Apr. 2023. Reference page.