Corryocactus
{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Corryocactus squarrosus1MT.jpg
|image_caption = Close-up of Corryocactus squarrosus
|taxon = Corryocactus
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text.
|type_species =Corryocactus brevistylus
|synonyms =
}}
Corryocactus is a genus of cacti. The genus was formerly placed in the tribe Notocacteae.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} It has also been placed in the tribe Echinocereeae. A 2011 molecular phylogenetic study excluded the genus from the "core" Echinocereeae, commenting that it lay "outside of a well-supported larger clade in our analysis".
Species
| class="wikitable " | ||
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Corryocactus apiciflorus {{small|(Vaupel) Hutchison}} | Peru |
| Corryocactus aureus {{small|(Meyen) Hutchison}} | Peru | |
| Corryocactus ayacuchoensis {{small|Rauh & Backeb.}} | Peru | |
| Corryocactus brachypetalus {{small|(Vaupel) Britton & Rose}} | Bolivia | |
| 120px | Corryocactus brevistylus {{small|(K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose}} | Chile, Peru |
| Corryocactus chachapoyensis {{small|(Ochoa & Backeb.) Ochoa & Backeb. ex D.R.Hunt}} | Peru | |
| Corryocactus dillonii {{small|A.Pauca & Quip.}} | Peru | |
| 120px | Corryocactus erectus {{small|(Backeb.) F.Ritter}} | Peru |
| 120px | Corryocactus melanotrichus {{small|(K.Schum.) Britton & Rose}} | Bolivia |
| Corryocactus pulquinensis {{small|Cárdenas}} | Peru | |
| Corryocactus serpens {{small|F.Ritter}} | Peru | |
| 120px | Corryocactus squarrosus {{small|(Vaupel) Hutchison}} | Peru |
| Corryocactus tarijensis {{small|Cárdenas}} | Bolivia |
Synonymy
References
External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://holiday.monacoeye.com/jardinexotique/cactusphotos/page7-1026-full.html Corryocactus ayacuchoensis] photo
- [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3979/1280/1600/sanqui2.jpg Corryocactus brevistylus subsp. puquiensis] photo
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