Maihueniopsis (from Greek opsis, "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated Maihuenia) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species.

Maihueniopsis
Maihueniopsis darwinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Maihueniopsis
Speg.
Type species
Maihueniopsis molfinoi
Species

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The former genus Puna R.Kiesling is now synonym to Maihueniopsis.

Species edit

Species of the genus Maihueniopsis according to Plants of the World Online As of January 2023:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Maihueniopsis archiconoidea F.Ritter Chile (Atacama)
Maihueniopsis atacamensis (Phil.) F.Ritter Chile (Antofagasta)
Maihueniopsis camachoi (Espinosa) F.Ritter Chile (Antofagasta)
  Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson Argentina (San Juan, Mendoza)
Maihueniopsis colorea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter Chile (Atacama)
Maihueniopsis conoidea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter Chile (Antofagasta)
Maihueniopsis crassispina F.Ritter Chile (Atacama)
  Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter Chile to Argentina
Maihueniopsis domeykoensis F.Ritter Chile (Atacama).
Maihueniopsis glochidiata G.J.Charles Argentina (La Rioja)
  Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.Kiesling Chile to Argentina
Maihueniopsis grandiflora F.Ritter Chile (Coquimbo)
  Maihueniopsis hickenii (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt Argentina
Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter Chile.
  Maihueniopsis minuta (Backeb.) R.Kiesling Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
Maihueniopsis molfinoi Speg. Bolivia to Argentina.
  Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan)
Maihueniopsis platyacantha (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt Argentina (Mendoza, Neuquén)
Maihueniopsis reicheana (Espinosa) Katt. & Lodé Chile (Coquimbo)
Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii F.Ritter Chile (Coquimbo)

References edit

  1. ^ "Maihueniopsis Speg. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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