Echinopsis Zucc.
First published in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 2: 675 (1837)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Peru to W. Central & S. Brazil and N. Argentina.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Introduced into:
Canary Is., Galápagos, KwaZulu-Natal, Spain, Tunisia
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Andenea Kreuz. in Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 34 (1835)
- Aureilobivia Frič ex Kreuz. in Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 33 (1935), not validly publ.
- Cosmantha Y.Itô in Hana Shaboten Zufu: 148 (1967)
- × Cosmopsis Y.Itô in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Japan 94: 23 (1977)
- Echinonyctanthus Lem. in Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 10 (1839)
- Hymenorebutia Frič ex Buining in Succulenta (Netherlands) 21: 101 (1939)
- Pilopsis Y.Itô in Bull. Takarazuka Insectarium 71: 17 (1950), not validly publ.
- Salpingolobivia Y.Itô in Expl. Diagr.: 290 (1957)
- × Salpingolobiviopsis Y.Itô in Hana Shaboten Zufu: 48 (1967)
Accepted Species
- Echinopsis albispinosa K.Schum.
- Echinopsis aurea Britton & Rose
- Echinopsis breviflora (Backeb.) M.Lowry
- Echinopsis × cabrerae (R.Kiesling) G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis calochlora K.Schum.
- Echinopsis chalaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis chrysantha Werderm.
- Echinopsis clavata (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
- Echinopsis cuzcoensis (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis densispina Werderm.
- Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt
- Echinopsis jajoana (Backeb.) Blossf.
- Echinopsis lageniformis (C.F.Först.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis marsoneri Werderm.
- Echinopsis oligotricha (Cárdenas) M.Lowry
- Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
- Echinopsis rauschii Friedrich
- Echinopsis rojasii Cárdenas
- Echinopsis tacaquirensis (Vaupel) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis torrefluminensis M.Lowry
- Echinopsis werdermannii Frič ex Fleisch.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. 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 2022. 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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images