Taxonomy Profile: Astrophytum asterias (Zucc Lem)

Astrophytum asterias: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Echinocactus asterias
Zucc
Common Name(s):
sanddollar []
seaurchin starcactus []
Biznaga-algononcillo de estrella []
star cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Astrophytum asterias: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Astrophytum
Species : Astrophytum asterias
sanddollar |
seaurchin starcactus |
Biznaga-algononcillo de estrella |
star cactus |
Astrophytum asterias Direct Children(s):
Astrophytum asterias: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-10-18 / 1993-10-18
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Plant Astrophytum asterias (Star Cactus)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 58, no. 199
Page(s):
53804-53807
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Astrophytum asterias
Astrophytum asterias: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Astrophytum asterias: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix I adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 58, Number 199, Pages 53804 - 53807, October 18, 1993