Obregonia denegrii

Obregonia denegrii

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: Cacteae
Genus: Obregonia
Species:

Name

Obregonia denegrii Frič, Zivot Prir. 29(2): 14 [Kakt. a Succ. 3] (1925).

Note

The specific epithet negrii is named after Ramon P. De Negri, who was the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico when the cacti was first described by Alberto Vojtěch Frič in 1923

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Ariocarpus denegrii (Frič) W.T.Marshall, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 18: 56 (1946).
    • Strombocactus denegrii (Frič) G.D.Rowley, Repert. Pl. Succ. 23: 9. 1972 publ. 1974, comb. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: artichoke cactus
  • español: biznaga de Obregón
  • suomi: Artisokkakaktus
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