Echinopsis tetracantha

(Labouret) Anceschi & Magli 2013

2007, Bolivia, Santa Cruz

Surveys

2007, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Mataral, A&M 224 Show on map

01-6971

02-6967

03-6968

04-6973

05-6974

2007, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Mataral, A&M 230 Show on map

06-7076

07-7077

08-7078

2014, Bolivia, Chuquisaca, Zudañez, A&M 1017 Show on map

09-1260235

10-1260237

11-1260249

12-1260252

13-1260250

2014, Bolivia, Chuquisaca, Icla, A&M 1051 Show on map

14-1270388

15-1270389

16-1270390

17-1270392

18-1270394

19-1270233

20-1270176

21-1270177

2014, Bolivia, Chuquisaca, Zudañez, A&M 1060 Show on map

22-1270575

23-1270576

2016, Bolivia, Cochabamba, Sacaba, A&M 1307 Show on map

24-1350212

25-1350213

2016, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Comarapa, A&M 1327 Show on map

26-1360324

27-1360327

28-1360334

29-1360337

30-1360332

31-1360330

32-1360176

Synonyms

Harrisia tetracantha, Cereus tetracanthus*, Eriocereus tephracanthus, Roseocereus tephracanthus
* Basionym

Distribution

Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija)

Conservation status

(3) Least Concern, LC

Comments

Echinopsis tetracantha (Labouret) Anceschi & Magli is a new combination published in cactusinhabitat booklet. South America 2011-2013 (Anceschi & Magli 2013, 40). For the phylogenetic hypothesis adopted for the assimilation of Harrisia Britton in Echinopsis Zuccarini see booklet (ibid., 22-29).(June 2013)

For years, molecular analysis revealed the close relationship between Echinopsis s.l. and the other genera within the tribe Trichocereeae, or subtribe Trichocereinae (Nyffeler 2002, 317, 319; Schlumpberger 2009; Lendel et al. 2006, unpubl. data in Nyffeler & Eggli 2010). Even more recent molecular analysis of Echinopsis (Schlumpberger & Renner 2012), clearly demonstrated that a cladistically correct interpretation of the molecular data, in the direction of a monophyletic genus Echinopsis, leads to the assimilation in Echinopsis s.l., as currently conceived (Anderson 2001; Hunt et al. 2006; Anderson & Eggli 2011), of Cleistocactus Lemaire, Denmoza Britton & Rose, Haageocereus Backeberg, Harrisia Britton, Oreocereus (A. Berger) Riccobono, Weberbauerocereus Backeberg and 10 other genera of the Trichocereeae/Trichocereinae.

We've dealt extensively with the subject, in the part devoted to the taxonomy in our last booklet (Anceschi & Magli 2013b, 22-29).

Our position is summarized in “The new monophyletic macro-genus Echinopsis. No risk of paraphyly, and the most convincing hypothesis in phylogenetic terms” appeared on Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives N° 31, pages 24-27 (August 2013).

The PDF of the Postprint is available here (PDF 168KB).

(February 2015)

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Echinopsis

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