Taxonomy Profile: Coryphantha (Engelm Lem)

Coryphantha: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Mammillaria scolymoides
Scheidw
Cumarinia
FM Knuth Buxb
Escobrittonia
Doweld
Lepidocoryphantha
Backeb
Common Name(s):
beehive cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Coryphantha: 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 : Coryphantha
beehive cactus |
Coryphantha Direct Children(s):
Coryphantha recurvata
(Engelm Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha sulcata
(Engelm Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha robustispina
(A Schott ex Engelm Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha nickelsiae
(K Brandegee Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha compacta
(Engelm Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha difficilis
(Quehl Orcutt)
Coryphantha delaetiana
(Quehl A Berger)
Coryphantha potosiana
(Jacobi Glass & RA Foster)
Coryphantha durangensis
(Runge ex K Schum Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha echinoidea
(Quehl Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha glanduligera
(Otto & A Dietr Lem)
Coryphantha glassii
(Dicht & A Lüthy)
Coryphantha gracilis
(L Bremer & AB Lau)
Coryphantha kracikii
(Halda Chalupa & Kupcák)
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis
(Fritz Schwartz ex Backeb)
Coryphantha octacantha
(DC Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha pallida
(Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha poselgeriana
(A Dietr Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha retusa
(Pfeiff Britton & Rose)
Coryphantha pulleineana
(Backeb Glass)
Coryphantha vogtherriana
(Werderm & Boed)
Coryphantha hintoniorum
(Dicht & A Lüthy)
Coryphantha clavata
(Scheidw Backeb)
Coryphantha echinus
(Engelm Orcutt)
Coryphantha ottonis
(Pfeiff Lem)
Coryphantha salinensis
(Poselg Dicht & A Lüthy)
Coryphantha: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Coryphantha
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Coryphantha
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:
Coryphantha
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:
Coryphantha
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hunt, David
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-05-01 / 2006-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The New Cactus Lexicon: Text
Page(s):
x + 373
Publisher:
dh books
Publication Place:
Milborne Port, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0-9538134-5-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Coryphantha
Coryphantha: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Coryphantha: Comments