Pterocactus
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Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae. A molecular phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in the tribe Tephrocacteae.[1]
Species
Species of the genus Pterocactus according to Plants of the World Online Template:As of:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Pterocactus araucanus MK823.jpg | Pterocactus araucanus Castell.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus australis 01.jpg | Pterocactus australis (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina, Chile |
| File:Pterocactus fischeri01.jpg | Pterocactus fischeri Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus gonjianii 02.jpg | Pterocactus gonjianii R.KieslingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina (San Juan). |
| File:Pterocactus hickenii 04.jpg | Pterocactus hickenii Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina, Chile |
| File:Pterocactus megliolii.jpg | Pterocactus megliolii R.KieslingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina (San Juan) |
| Pterocactus neuquensis R.Kiesling, E.Sarnes & N.SarnesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina (Neuquén) | |
| File:Pterocactus reticulatus02.jpg | Pterocactus reticulatus R.KieslingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina (San Juan, Mendoza) |
| File:Pterocactus kuntzei.jpg | Pterocactus tuberosus (Pfeiff.) Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina |
| File:Pterocactus valentinii.jpg | Pterocactus valentini Speg.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina |
References
- Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 593–596