Soehrensia is a genus of cacti native to South America.
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| Soehrensia bruchii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cereeae |
| Subtribe: | Trichocereinae |
| Genus: | Soehrensia Backeb.[1] |
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| Soehrensia bruchii (Britton & Rose) Backeb. | |
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It is native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, northern Chile, Paraguay and Peru, and has been introduced elsewhere, including Mexico, southern Africa and Spain.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe genus was established by Curt Backeberg in 1938.[1]
The genus name of Soehrensia is in honour of Johannes Soehrens (died 1934), who was a Dutch botanist and Professor and Director of the Botanical Garden in Santiago de Chile. He was an authority on cacti.[2]
Studies in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in several formerly separate genera being absorbed into Echinopsis, including Soehrensia and Helianthocereus,[3] until it was re-assessed to be a separate genus.[4][5]
Species
editAs of October 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
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Soehrensia angelesiae (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. | Argentina (Salta) | |
| Soehrensia arboricola (Kimnach) Schlumpb. | Argentina (Salta), Bolivia | ||
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Soehrensia bruchii (Britton & Rose) Backeb. | Argentina (Tucumán) |
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Soehrensia camarguensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb. | Bolivia. |
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Soehrensia candicans (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb. | . Argentina |
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Soehrensia caulescens (F.Ritter) Schlumpb. | Bolivia. | |
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Soehrensia formosa (Pfeiff.) Backeb. | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile |
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Soehrensia grandiflora (Britton & Rose) Schlumpb. | Argentina. |
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Soehrensia hahniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb. | Paraguay (Rio Apa) | |
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Soehrensia huascha (F.A.C.Weber) Schlumpb. | Argentina |
| Soehrensia × mendocina (Méndez) Schlumpb. (S. candicans × S. strigosa.) | Argentina (Mendoza) | ||
| Soehrensia quadratiumbonata (F.Ritter) Schlumpb. | Bolivia. | ||
| Soehrensia sandiensis (Hoxey) Schlumpb. | Peru. | ||
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Soehrensia schickendantzii (F.A.C.Weber) Schlumpb. | Argentina. |
| Soehrensia serpentina (M.Lowry & M.Mend.) Schlumpb. | Bolivia, Peru | ||
| Soehrensia shaferi (Britton & Rose) Schlumpb. | Argentina. | ||
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Soehrensia smrziana (Backeb.) Backeb. | Argentina |
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Soehrensia spachiana (Lem.) Schlumpb. | Argentina, Bolivia |
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Soehrensia strigosa (Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb. | Argentina |
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Soehrensia tarijensis (Vaupel) Schlumpb. | Bolivia, Argentina (Jujuy) | |
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Soehrensia thelegona (F.A.C.Weber) Schlumpb. | Argentina |
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Soehrensia thelegonoides (Speg.) Schlumpb. | Argentina (Jujuy) | |
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Soehrensia vasquezii (Rausch) Schlumpb. | Bolivia | |
| Soehrensia volliana (Backeb.) Schlumpb. | Bolivia | ||
| Soehrensia walteri (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. | Argentina (Salta) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Soehrensia Backeb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (January 2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Friedrich, H.; Glaetzle, W. (1 December 1983). "Seed-morphology as an aid to classifying the genus Echinopsis Zucc". Bradleya. 1: 91–104. doi:10.25223/brad.n1.1983.a9. S2CID 90895449.
- ^ "Soehrensia Backeb". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Hunt, D.R. 2016: CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 3rd edition. London: Kew Publishing.
Bibliography
edit- Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001) ISBN 0-88192-498-9, pp. 255–286
External links
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Media related to Soehrensia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Soehrensia at Wikispecies
