Biology:Maihueniopsis
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Short description: Genus of cacti
| Maihueniopsis | |
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| Maihueniopsis darwinii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Tephrocacteae |
| Genus: | Maihueniopsis Speg. |
| Type species | |
| Maihueniopsis molfinoi | |
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Maihueniopsis (from Greek opsis, "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated Maihuenia) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species.
The former genus Puna R.Kiesling is now synonym to Maihueniopsis.
Species
Species of the genus Maihueniopsis according to Plants of the World Online (As of January 2023):[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Maihueniopsis archiconoidea F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) | |
| Maihueniopsis atacamensis (Phil.) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
| Maihueniopsis camachoi (Espinosa) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) | |
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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) | |
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Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis domeykoensis F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama). | |
| Maihueniopsis glochidiata G.J.Charles | Argentina (La Rioja) | |
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Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.Kiesling | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis grandiflora F.Ritter | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
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Maihueniopsis hickenii (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt | Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. | |
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Maihueniopsis minuta (Backeb.) R.Kiesling | Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) |
| Maihueniopsis molfinoi Speg. | Bolivia to Argentina. | |
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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
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q136928 entry
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