Neowerdermannia vorwerkii

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Neowerdermannia vorwerkii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Neowerdermannia
Species:
N. vorwerkii
Binomial name
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii
Frič

Neowerdermannia vorwerkii, also known as achakana (Aymara and Quechua),[1][2][3] is a species of cactus from high altitudes in Bolivia and northern Argentina.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Achakana". Medicina Intercultural. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  4. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 483


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