Taxon:  Matucana oreodoxa (F. Ritter) Slaba



Summary
Genus:
Matucana
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Nomen number:
434964
Place of publication:
Kaktusy (Brno) 22:128.  1986
Verified:
01/28/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eomatucana oreodoxa F. Ritter

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Bregman, R. 1996. The genus Matucana, biology and systematics of fascinating Peruvian cacti. 55.
  6. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishnymftoppkaktus  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAncash Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Ancash]

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434964. Accessed 18 October 2026.