Copiapoa cinerea subsp. columna-alba (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt

Native to:

Chile North

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

• Larridon, I. Walter, H.E., Guerrero, P.C., Duarte, M., Cisternas, M.A., Hernández, C.P., Bauters, K., Asselman, P., Goetghebeu, P. & Samain, M.-S. (2015). An integrative approach to understanding the evolution and diversity of Copiapoa (Cactaceae), a threatened endemic Chilean genus from the Atacama desert. American journal of botany 102: 1506-1520.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

• Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325. [Cited as Copiapoa cinerea var. columna-alba.]

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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