Cactaceae

Cochemiea (K.Brandegee) Walton

First published in Cact. J. (London) 2: 50 (1899)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SW. & S. Central U.S.A. to Mexico.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Breslin, P.B., Wojciechowski, M.F. & Majure, L.C. (2021). Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria. Taxon 70: 308-323.
  • de Vos, J.M., Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R., Larridon, I., McGinnie, C., Epitawalage, N., Maurin, O., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. (2025). Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 311-28: 1-53.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Mammillaria.]
  • Hunt, D., Lowry, M. & Taylor, N. (2012). NCL updates etc. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives: Bulletin of the International Cactaceae Systematics Group 27: 16-23. [Cited as Mammillaria.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0