Copiapoa
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| Copiapoa | |
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| C. humilis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Notocacteae |
| Genus: | Copiapoa Britton & Rose |
Copiapoa is a genus of cacti from the dry coastal deserts of northern Chile. It comprises about 26 species. These species vary in form from spherical to slightly columnar and in color from a brownish to blue-green body.
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[edit] Taxonomy
Pilocopiapoa F.Ritter has been brought into synonymy with this genus. Some authorities also include here the genus Blossfeldia.
[edit] Species
- Copiapoa bridgesii (Copiapoa de Bridges)
- Copiapoa calderana
- Copiapoa cinerascens
- Copiapoa cinerea (Copiapoa de Philippi)
- Copiapoa conglomerata
- Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano)
- Copiapoa echinata var. borealis
- Copiapoa echinoides
- Copiapoa echinoides var. cuprea
- Copiapoa echinoides var. dura
- Copiapoa esmeraldana
- Copiapoa fiedleriana
- Copiapoa grandiflora
- Copiapoa haseltoniana
- Copiapoa humilis (Humildito)
- Copiapoa hypogaea
- Copiapoa krainziana (Chascón)
- Copiapoa laui
- Copiapoa longistaminea
- Copiapoa malletiana (Copiapoa de Carrizal)
- Copiapoa marginata
- Copiapoa megarhiza
- Copiapoa mollicula (Bajotierra)
- Copiapoa serpentisulcata
- Copiapoa solaris
- Copiapoa solaris var. ferox
- Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto)
- Copiapoa tenuissima
- Copiapoa tocopillana (Tocopillano)
[edit] See also
- Copiapó (the largest city of the Atacama region)
- Pan de Azúcar National Park
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Copiapoa |
- From Caldera to Copiapo, a collection of images of various species
- Illustrated list of Copiapoa Species
