Austrocylindropuntieae
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Austrocylindropuntia subulata |
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The Austrocylindropuntieae are a tribe in the subfamily Opuntioideae from the cactus family .
description
The species of the tribe Austrocylindropuntieae grow upright and shrubby or form cushions. The cylindrical shoots branch at their base or in the middle. The leaf rudiments on it are persistent, the thorns have no paper-like sheath. The spherical to pear-shaped seeds have a weak funiculus rib .
Systematics and distribution
The tribe Austrocylindropuntieae is widespread in central and southern South America . It was set up in 2002 by Robert S. Wallace and Steven L. Dickie .
The following genera belong to the tribe:
- Austrocylindropuntia Backeb.
- Cumulopuntia F. Knight
proof
Individual evidence
- ^ RS Wallace, SL Dickie: Systematic implications of chloroplast DNA sequence variation in subfam. Opuntioideae (Cactaceae) . In: Succulent Plant Research . Volume 6, 2002, pp. 9-24.
- ^ Edward F. Anderson : The great cactus lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 58 .
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 58 .