Puna

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Puna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – synonym of Maihueniopsis.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Opuntioideae – subfamily; Tephrocacteae – tribe

• (genus): Puna clavarioides (now Maihueniopsis clavarioides) – type species

• Maihueniopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maihueniopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Rhymes: -uːnə

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

Puna (plural Punas)

1. Alternative form of puna.

Puna

1. Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.

From Hawaiian puna.

Puna

1. A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii, United States.

From Spanish Puná.

Puna

1. An island off the coast of southern Ecuador.

From Urdu پونا (Pūnā).

Puna

1. A village in Punjab, Pakistan.

See Pune.

Puna

1. Alternative spelling of Poona, former name of Pune: a major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

• napu

Puna f

1. alternative form of Pune