Rhodocactus sacharosa (Griseb.) Backeb.
First published in Kakteenlex.: 397 (1966)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to W. Central Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Pereskia sacharosa Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 141 (1879)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Pereskia moorei Britton & Rose in Cact. 1: 15 (1919)
- Pereskia saipinensis Cárdenas in Cactus (Paris) 80-81: 17 (1964)
- Pereskia sparsiflora F.Ritter in Kakteen Südamerika 2: 482 (1980)
- Rhodocactus saipinensis (Cárdenas) Backeb. in Kakteenlex.: 397 (1966)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Asai, I. & Miyata, K. (2016). An enumeration of Rhodocactus, a genus segregated from Pereskia. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 7-12.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Asai, I. & Miyata, K. (2016). An enumeration of Rhodocactus, a genus segregated from Pereskia. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 7-12.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2007 | Staedler, Y.M. [YS07-11], Bolivia | Pereskia sacharosa | K000542937 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1996 | Fortunato, R.H. et al [5169], Argentina | Pereskia sacharosa | K000372574 | No | |
| Eyerdam et al [23035], Argentina | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100418 | No | ||
| Shafer [59], Argentina | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100419 | No | ||
| Grisebach [0], Argentina | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100421 | No | ||
| Zardini, E.M. [49956], Paraguay | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100019 | No | ||
| Zardini, E.M. [37926], Paraguay | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100020 | No | ||
| Zardini, E.M. [37877], Paraguay | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100052 | No | ||
| Zardini, E.M. [49959], Paraguay | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100053 | No | ||
| Zardini, E.M. [49979], Paraguay | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100054 | No | ||
| Wood [8983], Bolivia | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100092 | No | ||
| Badcock [831], Bolivia | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100409 | No | ||
| Araque et al [0], Argentina | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100420 | No | ||
| Nee [37912], Bolivia | Pereskia sacharosa | K000100410 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0