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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.3302 Genus Airampoa Fric; Neue Kakt. Südamer. Hochgeb.: [1] (1929), nomen, et Akklimatisations- und Versuchs-Garten [1] (1933)
Distribution: S-Peru, Bolivia, Chile, NW-Argentina.
Species listed in database: 4
= Tunilla D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
species :
Airampoa corrugata (Salm-Dyck) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
Name: Airampu
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí); Argentina (Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Airampoa albisaetacens (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 28 (2002)
= Airampoa armata (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5: 28 (2002)
= Airampoa aurata Fric; Neue Kakt. Südamer. Hochgeb.: [1] (1929), nomen, et Akklimatisations- und Versuchs-Garten [1] (1931)
= Airampoa microdisca (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5: 29 (2002)
= Opuntia albisaetacens Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 33 (1933)
= Opuntia albisaetacens var. robustior Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 6: 3617 (1962)
= Opuntia armata Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)
= Opuntia aulacothele F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 392 (1904)
= Opuntia calantha Griffiths; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 524 (1916)
= Opuntia corrugata Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 360 (1834)
= Opuntia corrugata subsp. brevispina (Backeb.) Mottram; Tephrocactus Study Group 10: 56 (2004)
= Opuntia corrugata var. monvillei Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 72 (1850)
= Opuntia eborina C.F.Först. ex Haage; Verz. Cact. 1864: 29 (1864)
= Opuntia eburnea Lem.; Cact. Aliq. Nov. 35 (1838)
= Opuntia laetevirens Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 75: 32 (1962)
= Opuntia longispina Haw.; Phil. Mag. 7: 111 (1830)
= Opuntia longispina var. agglomerata Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 6: 3609 (1962)
= Opuntia longispina var. brevispina Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)
= Opuntia longispina var. corrugata (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)
= Opuntia longispina var. flavidispina Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)
= Opuntia longispina var. intermedia Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 38: 250 (1953)
= Opuntia microdisca F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 896 (1898)
= Opuntia parmentieri Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 6: 276 (1838)
= Opuntia retrospinosa Lem.; Cact. Aliq. Nov. 35 (1838)
= Platyopuntia albisaetacens (Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 501 (1980)
= Platyopuntia corrugata (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 410 (1980)
= Platyopuntia microdisca (F.A.C.Weber) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 408 (1980)
= Tephrocactus aulacothele (F.A.C.Weber) R.Kiesling & Oakley; Bradleya 41: 101 (2023)
= Tephrocactus aulacothele subsp. deminutus (Rausch) R.Kiesling & Oakley; Bradleya 41: 101 (2023)
= Tephrocactus corrugatus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 113 (1936)
= Tephrocactus microdiscus (F.A.C.Weber) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 46 (2006)
= Tephrocactus retrospinosus Lem.; Cactées 88 (1868)
= Tephrocactus retrospinus Lem. ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 911 (1885), orth. var.
= Tunilla albisaetacens (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
= Tunilla corrugata (Salm-Dyck) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
= Tunilla microdisca (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
species :
Airampoa erectoclada (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Airampoa ianthinantha (F.Ritter) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
= Airampoa picardoi (Marn.-Lap.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5: 30 (2002)
= Opuntia erectoclada Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 128, 411 (1935)
= Opuntia ianthinantha (F.Ritter) Iliff; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 2: 8 (1997)
= Opuntia multiareolata Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 75: 32 (1962)
= Opuntia obliqua Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 75: 32 (1962)
= Opuntia picardoi Marn.-Lap.; Cactus (Paris) 66: 4 (1960)
= Platyopuntia ianthinantha F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 413 (1980) (incorrect name)
= Tephrocactus erectocladus (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 46 (2006)
= Tunilla ianthinantha (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
= Tunilla picardoi D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
= Tunilla picardoi Marn.-Lap. ex Guiggi & Delanoy; Haseltonia 12: 13 (2006 publ. 2007), nom. illeg.
species :
Airampoa soehrensii (Britton & Rose) Lodé; Int. Cact. Advent. 111-112: 67 (2016)
Name: Airampu
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Oruro, Potosí); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta); Chile (Tarapacá)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Airampoa ayrampo (Haenke) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5: 28 (2002)
= Airampoa boliviensis (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
= Airampoa cedergreniana (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
= Airampoa chilensis (F.Ritter) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 29 (2002)
= Airampoa minuscula (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 30 (2002)
= Airampoa orurensis (Cárdenas) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 30 (2002)
= Airampoa silvestris (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 30 (2002)
= Cactus ayrampo Haenke; Voy. Amér. Mér. [1781-1801] 2: 526 (1809)
= Opuntia alcerrecensis Iliff; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 2: 9 (1997), nom. nov.
= Opuntia ayrampo (Haenke) Mottram; Tephrocactus Study Group 10: 10 (2004)
= Opuntia boliviensis Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 128, 411 (1935)
= Opuntia cedergreniana Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 128, 411 (1935)
= Opuntia minuscula (Backeb.) Borg; (1951)
= Opuntia minuscula (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6 (1958), isonym
= Opuntia orurensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 112 (1956)
= Opuntia poecilacantha Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) 75: 32 (1962)
= Opuntia silvestris Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 1: 7 (1932)
= Opuntia soehrensii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 1: 134 (1919)
= Platyopuntia chilensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 3: 889 (1980) (nom. illeg., non Tephrocactus chilensis Backeb. 1953)
= Platyopuntia orurensis (Cárdenas) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 502 (1980)
= Platyopuntia soehrensii (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 411 (1980)
= Platyopuntia soehrensii var. grandiflora F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 501 (1980)
= Platyopuntia soehrensii var. transiens F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 3: 888 (1980)
= Tephrocactus minusculus Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 109, 410 (1935)
= Tephrocactus silvestris Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 109, 410 (1935)
= Tephrocactus soehrensii (Britton & Rose) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 46 (2006)
= Tunilla chilensis (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
= Tunilla erectoclada (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 10 (2000)
= Tunilla minuscula (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
= Tunilla orurensis (Cárdenas) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
= Tunilla silvestris (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
= Tunilla soehrensii (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
species :
Airampoa tilcarensis (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(2): 30 (2002)
Distribution: Argentina (Jujuy)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia tilcarensis Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 411 (1936)
= Opuntia tilcarensis var. rubellispina Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 6: 3617 (1962)
= Platyopuntia soehrensii var. tilcarensis (Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 412 (1980)
= Tephrocactus tilcarensis (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 46 (2006)
= Tunilla tilcarensis (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 9: 11 (2000)
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