Austrocactus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Echinocereeae |
| Genus: | Austrocactus Britton & Rose |
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Austrocactus is a genus of cacti with ten species endemic of southern South America, in Argentina and Chile.
They have solitary or branched bodies, the ribs are usually divided into tubercules (except Austrocactus spiniflorus). The tallest species in this genus is 80 centimeters. Flowers are pink, orange, red or yellow with a characteristic spiny tube.
Species
[edit]Ribs divided into tubercles:[1]
- stems upright
- large stems (>25 cm)
- Austrocactus bertinii
- Austrocactus dusenii – synonym of Austrocactus bertinii
- Austrocactus intertextus sensu Speg.
- Austrocactus patagonicus – synonym of Austrocactus bertinii
- smaller stems (<25 cm)
- large stems (>25 cm)
- stems prostrate
- stems with adventitious roots
- Austrocactus colloncurensis
- Austrocactus coxii
- Austrocactus gracilis – synonym of Austrocactus coxii
- Austrocactus hibernus
- stems without adventitious roots
- stems with adventitious roots
Ribs smooth:
References
[edit]- ^ Austrocactus. Germany: Elisabeth & Norbert Sarnes. 2015. p. 124. ISBN 9783000501074.
External links
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