Maihuenia

<i>Maihuenia</i>

Maihuenia

Genus of cacti

Maihuenia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile.

Quick Facts Maihuenia, Scientific classification ...

Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti.[1][2]

Species

More information Image, Scientific name ...

References

  1. [1]
    Willy Cullmann; Erich Götz (Dozent Dr.); Gerhard Gröner (1987). The encyclopedia of cacti. Timber Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-88192-100-7. maihuen = Chilean folk name
  2. [2]
    Paul Fournier (1935). Les cactées et les plantes grasses (in French). Paul Lechevalier. p. cxxx. De maihuen, nom indigène de la plante.


Stub icon

This Cactaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maihuenia, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.