| Maihuenia | |
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| Maihuenia patagonica | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Maihuenioideae P.Fearn |
| Genus: |
Maihuenia ( Phil. ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum. |
| Species | |
Maihuenia is a genus of cactus ( family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile.
Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti. [1] [2]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
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Maihuenia patagonica | Southern Chile |
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Maihuenia poeppigii | Chile and Argentina |
References
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^ Willy Cullmann; Erich Götz (Dozent Dr.); Gerhard Gröner (1987).
The encyclopedia of cacti. Timber Press. p. 202.
ISBN
978-0-88192-100-7.
maihuen = Chilean folk name
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^ Paul Fournier (1935).
Les cactées et les plantes grasses (in French). Paul Lechevalier. p. cxxx.
De maihuen, nom indigène de la plante.
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