Rimacactus

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Rimacactus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rimacactus
Mottram [2]
Species:
R. laui
Binomial name
Rimacactus laui
(Lüthy) Mottram [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Eriosyce lauiLüthy
  • Islaya laui(Lüthy) Faúndez & R.Kiesling

Rimacactus is a genus of cacti with the sole species Rimacactus laui. [2] It is native to Northern Chile, and at one point was considered a part of Eriosyce . [3]

References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rimacactus Mottram | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Eriosyce laui Lüthy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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