Pediocactus despainii

Pediocactus despainii

Pediocactus despainii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Pediocactus
Species: Pediocactus despainii

Name

Pediocactus despainii S.L.Welsh & Goodrich, Great Basin Naturalist 40: 83 [(-86), fig] (1980).

Note

The specific epithet honors the discoverer Ms. Kim Despain.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pediocactus simpsonii var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 14 (1998).
  • Puebloa bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld, Sukkulenty 1(2): 22 (1999).
  • Pediocactus bradyi subsp. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Hochstätter, Gen. Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya Revised 64 (1995)
  • Pediocactella bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld, nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pediocactus despainii Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Walsh, S.L. & Goodrich, S 1980. Great Basin Naturalist 40: 83 (-86), fig

Additional references

• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pediocactus despainii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 25. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Pediocactus despainii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pediocactus despainii. Published online. Accessed: Mar 25 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pediocactus despainii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pediocactus despainii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: San Rafael Cactus, Despain's Pincushion Cactus

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