Echinocereus pacificus

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Echinocereus pacificus
Echinocereus mombergerianus.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. pacificus
Binomial name
Echinocereus pacificus
Synonyms
  • Cereus phoeniceus var. pacificusEngelm. 1886
  • Echinocereus polyacanthus subsp. pacificus(Engelm.) Breckw. 1996
  • Echinocereus polyacanthus var. pacificus(Engelm.) N.P.Taylor 1984
  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. pacificus(Engelm.) Bravo 1978
  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus subsp. pacificus(Engelm.) U.Guzmán 2003

Echinocereus pacificus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.

Contents

Chromosome count is 4n=44 [2]

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies: [3]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Echinocereus mombergerianus.jpg Echinocereus pacificus subsp. mombergerianus(G.Frank) W.Blum, W.Rischer & RutowMexico (N. Baja California)
Echinocereus pacificus subsp. pacificusMexico (NW. Baja California)

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References

  1. ↑ Baker, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152781A121488043. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152781A121488043.en .
  2. ↑ Baker, M. (2006). "A new florally dimorphic hexaploid, Echinocereus yavapaiensis sp. nov. (section Triglochidiatus, Cactaceae) from central Arizona". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 258 (1–2): 63–83. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0390-9. ISSN   0378-2697.
  3. ↑ "Echinocereus pacificus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-29.


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