Biology:Rapicactus subterraneus

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Short description: Species of cactus

Rapicactus subterraneus
Rapicactus subterraneus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rapicactus
Species:
R. subterraneus
Binomial name
Rapicactus subterraneus
(Backeb.) Buxb. & Oehme[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pediocactus subterraneus Echinocactus subterraneus
  • Backeb. (Backeb.) Fritz Schwarz
  • (Backeb.) Halda Turbinicarpus mandragora subsp. subterraneus
  • Neolloydia subterranea (Backeb.) Lüthy
  • Gymnocactus subterraneus (Backeb.) H.E.Moore

Rapicactus subterraneus, synonym Turbinicarpus subterraneus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.[2] Its natural habitat is hot deserts.[1]

Subspecies

(As of March 2022), Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[2]

  • Rapicactus subterraneus subsp. booleanus (G.S.Hinton) Lüthy, synonyms Rapicactus booleanus (G.S.Hinton) D.Donati, Turbinicarpus booleanus G.S.Hinton[3]
  • Rapicactus subterraneus subsp. subterraneus

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Smith, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M. (2013). "Turbinicarpus subterraneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T151198A547980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T151198A547980.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/151198/547980. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Rapicactus subterraneus (Backeb.) Buxb. & Oehme". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217832-2. 
  3. "Rapicactus subterraneus subsp. booleanus (G.S.Hinton) Lüthy". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011975-1. 

Sources

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