Echinocactus

Echinocactus platyacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Echinocactus
Species: E. horizonthalonius – E. parryi – E. platyacanthus – E. polycephalus – E. setosus – E. texensis

Name

Echinocactus Link & Otto, Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 420. 1827.
- Lectotype species: Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto, vide N. L. Britton & Rose 1922)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cactus sect. Echinocactus (Link & Otto) Kuntze in Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 86. 1903.
- Melocactus subg. Echinocactus (Link & Otto) Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. N.S. 7(38): 115. 1830; 8(44): 134. 1830.

Heterotypic
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Cephaloidei Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 26. 1850, nom. inval.
  - Type species: non design.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Ceratistes Vaupel, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 623, 627. 1925.
  - Type species: Echinocactus auratus Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Costati Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 47. 1837, nom. inval.
  - Type species: non design.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Eriocarpi Engelm., Syn. Cact. U. S. 20. 1856, nom. nud.
  - Type species: non design.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Ingentes Vaupel, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 622, 625. 1925.
  - Type species: Echinocactus ingens Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Macrogoni Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 12, 85. 1839, nom. inval.
- Echinocactus [infragen. unranked] Texentes Vaupel, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 622, 626. 1925.
  - Type species: Echinocactus texensis Hopffer
- Echinocactus ser. Erianthi A.Berger, Kakteen: 7: 228. 1929.
  - Type species: non design.
- Echinocactus subg. Cephalocactus K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. (5): 292, 301. 1898, nom. inval.
  - Type species: non design.
- Emorycactus Doweld, Succulenta 75(6): 270. 1996.
  - Type species: Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Homalocephala Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 181. 1922.
  - Echinocactus subg. Homalocephala (Britton & Rose) A.Berger, Kakteen: 7: 231. 1929.
  - Echinocactus subg. Homalocephala (Britton & Rose) D.J.Ferguson, Cact. Succ. J. (U.S.A.) 64(6): 290. 1992, comb. superfl.
    - Type species: Homalocephala texensis (Hopffer) Britton & Rose
- Meyerocactus Doweld, Succulenta 75(6): 268. 1996.
  - Type species: Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem.

References

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1922) Cactaceae 3: 166.
Link, J.H.F. & Otto, C.F. (1827) Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 420.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Эхінакактус
suomi: Siilikaktukset
polski: Echinokaktus
svenska: Igelkottskaktussläktet

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