Matucana intertexta

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Matucana intertexta
Matucana intertexta 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Matucana
Species:
M. intertexta
Binomial name
Matucana intertexta
F.Ritter[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Borzicactus intertextus (F.Ritter) Donald
    • Borzicactus intertextus var. celendinensis (F.Ritter) Donald
    • Matucana celendinensis F.Ritter
    • Matucana intertexta var. celendinensis (F.Ritter) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen
    • Submatucana intertexta (F.Ritter) Backeb.

Matucana intertexta is a species of cactus in the genus Matucana, native to Peru.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies[]

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Matucana intertexta subsp. intertexta
  • Matucana intertexta subsp. jankei Cieza & Pino

References[]

  1. ^ Taxon 12: 125 (1963)
  2. ^ a b c "Matucana intertexta F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Matucana intertexta". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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