Rimacactus

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Rimacactus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rimacactus
Mottram [1]
Species:
R. laui
Binomial name
Rimacactus laui
(Lüthy) Mottram [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Eriosyce lauiLüthy
  • Islaya laui(Lüthy) Faúndez & R.Kiesling

Rimacactus is a genus of cacti with the sole species Rimacactus laui. [1] It is native to Northern Chile, and at one point was considered a part of Eriosyce . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rimacactus Mottram | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  2. "Eriosyce laui Lüthy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-06.