Corryocactus Explained

Corryocactus is a genus of cacti. The genus was formerly placed in the tribe Notocacteae. It has also been placed in the tribe Echinocereeae. A 2011 molecular phylogenetic study excluded the genus from the "core" Echinocereeae, commenting that it lay "outside of a well-supported larger clade in our analysis".

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Corryocactus apiciflorus Peru
Corryocactus aureus Peru
Corryocactus ayacuchoensis Peru
Corryocactus brachypetalus Bolivia
Corryocactus brevistylus Chile, Peru
Corryocactus chachapoyensis Peru
Corryocactus dillonii Peru
Corryocactus erectus Peru
Corryocactus melanotrichus Bolivia
Corryocactus pulquinensis Peru
Corryocactus serpens Peru
Corryocactus squarrosus Peru
Corryocactus tarijensis Bolivia

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with this genus:

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