Tephrocactus halophilus


Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
Species:

Name

Tephrocactus halophilus (Speg.) Backeb. in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 111. 1936 ["1935"]
Note: Often treated as a synonym of Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb., Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)

Synonyms

  • Opuntia halophila Speg. in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 99: 97, fig. 1925 syn. sec. Hunt 2006

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • NW. Argentina.

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

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