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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. 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: 1833; hybrids: 80
= 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; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6414 Genus Corryocactus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 66 (1920)
Distribution: Peru, Bolivia, Chile
Species listed in database: 16
= Erdisia Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 104 (1920)
= Corryocereus Frič & Kreuz.; Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen 19 (1935), nom. superfl.
= Eulychnocactus Backeb.; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 46: 207 (1931)
species :
Corryocactus apiciflorus (Vaupel) Hutchison; Sukkulentenkunde 7/8: 9 (1963)
Distribution: Peru (Ancash, Ayacucho)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus apiciflorus Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 15 (1913)
= Corryocactus brachycladus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1289 (1981)
= Corryocactus erici-marae Cieza; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 95: 2 (2013 publ. 2012)
= Corryocactus huincoensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1288 (1981)
= Corryocactus matucanensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1287 (1981)
= Corryocactus maximus (Backeb.) Hutchison; Sukkulentenkunde 7/8: 9 (1963)
= Corryocactus megarhizus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1286 (1981)
= Corryocactus melaleucus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1289 (1981)
= Corryocactus pilispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1291 (1981)
= Corryocactus solitarius F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1289 (1981)
= Corryocactus tenuiculus (Backeb.) Hutchison; Sukkulentenkunde 7/8: 9 (1963)
= Erdisia apiciflora (Vaupel) Werderm.; Kakteenkunde 6 (1940)
= Erdisia fortalezensis F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 116 (1964)
= Erdisia maxima Backeb.; Stachlige Wildnis 263 (1942)
= Erdisia tenuicula Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Corryocactus aureus (Meyen) Hutchison; Sukkulentenkunde 7/8: 9 (1963)
Distribution: S-Peru (Arequipa)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus aureus Meyen; Reise Erde 1: 447 (1834)
= Cereus aureus (Meyen) Meyen; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 1: 211 (1833), nom. illeg.
= Cereus meyenii (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 79 (1931)
= Cleistocactus aureus (Meyen) F.A.C.Weber; Cleistocactus 11 (1904)
= Corryocactus acervatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1287 (1981)
= Corryocactus cuajonesensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1287 (1981)
= Echinocactus aureus (Meyen) Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 68 (1837)
= Erdisia meyenii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 105 (1920), nom. superfl.
species :
Corryocactus ayacuchoensis Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 12 (1957)
Distribution: Peru (Ayacucho)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Corryocactus ayacuchoensis var. leucacanthus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Corryocactus ayopayanus Cárdenas; Revista Agric. (Cochabamba) 7: 21 (1952)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Remarks: possibly a synonym of C. pulquinensis
species :
Corryocactus brachypetalus (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 67 (1920)
Distribution: Peru (Arequipa)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus brachypetalus Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 16 (1913)
species :
Corryocactus brevistylus (Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 66 (1920)
Name: Guacalla, Quisco de Flores Amarillas, Quiso de Flores Amarillas
Distribution: S-Peru; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus brevistylus K.Schum. ex Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(Beibl. 111): 17 (1913)
= Corryocactus brevispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Corryocactus brevistylus subsp. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Corryocactus brevistylus var. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1279 (1981), isonym
= Corryocactus brevistylus var. puquiensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Rauh; Kakteen an ihren Standorten 134 (1979)
= Corryocactus krausii Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Corryocactus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Corryocactus puquiensis Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Corryocactus chachapoyensis Ochoa & Backeb. ex D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 7: 32 (1999)
Distribution: Peru (Amazonas)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus chachapoyensis Ochoa & Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 859 (1959)
species :
Corryocactus dillonii A.Pauca & Quip.; Arnaldoa 22(2): 315 (2015)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Corryocactus erectus (Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1281 (1981)
Distribution: Peru (Cuzco Division)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivicereus pisacensis Kníže; Biota 7: 252 (1969)
= Bolivicereus soukupii Kníže; Biota 7: 252 (1969)
= Borzicactus pisacensis (Kníže) G.D.Rowley; Repert. Pl. Succ. 25: 5 (1974 publ. 1976)
= Borzicactus soukupii (Kníže) G.D.Rowley; Repert. Pl. Succ. 25: 6 (1974 publ. 1976)
= Corryocactus erectus (Backeb.) F.Ritter ex M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2022(1)-5: 1 (2022)
= Erdisia aureispina Backeb. & H.Jacobsen; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Erdisia erecta Backeb.; Stachlige Wildnis 203, Anm. 33 (1942)
= Erdisia ruthae H.Johnson ex Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 6: ? (1962)
species :
Corryocactus melanotrichus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 68 (1920)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus bolivianus Backeb. & F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 174 (1935), nom. illeg.
= Cereus melanotrichus K.Schum.; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 208 (1895)
= Corryocactus charazanensis Cárdenas; Cactus (Paris) 11(57): 247 (1957)
= Corryocactus melanotrichus var. caulescens Cárdenas; Revista Agric. (Cochabamba) 7: 20 (1952)
= Corryocactus otuyensis Cárdenas; Cactus (Paris) 78: 88 (1963)
= Corryocactus perezianus Cárdenas; Revista Agric. (Cochabamba) 7: 22 (1952)
= Erdisia melanotricha (K.Schum.) Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 174 (1935)
species :
Corryocactus pulquinensis Cárdenas; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 12: 84 (1957)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Corryocactus quadrangularis (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter ex D.R.Hunt, N.P.Taylor & G.J.Charles; New Cact. Lex. 59 (2006)
Distribution: Peru (Ayacucho)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Corryocactus prostratus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1283 (1981)
= Corryocactus quadrangularis (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter ex M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2022(1)-4: 2 (2022)
= Erdisia quadrangularis Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 12 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Corryocactus serpens F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1285 (1981)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Corryocactus squarrosus (Vaupel) Hutchison; Sukkulentenkunde 7/8: 9 (1963)
Distribution: Peru (Junin)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus squarrosus Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 21 (1913)
= Corryocactus chavinilloensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1290 (1981)
= Corryocactus gracilis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1282 (1981)
= Corryocactus odoratus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1285 (1981)
= Corryocactus pyroporphyranthus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1284 (1981)
= Corryocactus quivillanus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1290 (1981)
= Erdisia squarrosa (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 104 (1920)
species :
Corryocactus tarijensis Cárdenas; Revista Agric. (Cochabamba) 7: 23 (1952)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija etc.)
83 BOL
species :
Corryocactus volcanicus A.Pauca & Hoxey; Phytotaxa 733(3): 283 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
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