Lymanbensonia Explained

Lymanbensonia is a genus of epiphytic cacti in the tribe Lymanbensonieae, found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.^[1] The genus was recently reinstated after it was found to be unrelated to Pfeiffera.^[2] The genus Lymanbensonia is named after botanist Lyman Benson.^[3]

Species

The following species are accepted:

• Lymanbensonia brevispina (Barthlott) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
• Lymanbensonia choquequiraensis Hoxey
• Lymanbensonia crenata (Britton) Doweld
• Lymanbensonia incachacana (Cárdenas) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
• Lymanbensonia micrantha (Vaupe) Kimnach

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lymanbensonia Kimnach Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . en.
2. A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae . 2010 . Korotkova . Nadja . Zabel . Leonie . Quandt . Dietmar . Barthlott . Wilhelm . Willdenowia . 40 . 2 . 151–172 . 10.3372/wi.40.40201 . 83770697 . free .
3. Kimnach . Myron . Lymanbensonia . Cactus and Succulent Journal . 1984 . 56 . 101.