Backebergia
Backebergia in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24: 230. 1954 sec. Franco-Estrada & al. 20211
- ≡Cephalocereus subg. Mitrocereus in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 17. 1938 syn. sec. ???2
- ≡Mitrocereus in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 77. 1942 syn. sec. ???
- Type: Backebergia chrysomallus
- Type: Mitrocereus chrysomallus
- 1. Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2021: Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. – Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903-916. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0, 2.
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Notes
Backebergia was accepted as a monotypic genus for B. militaris by Guzmán-Cruz et al. (2003). Its distinct phylogenetic status was confirmed by the results of Franco-Estrada & al. (2021), where Pachycereus militaris was resolved as sister to the clade of Marshallocereus + (Pterocereus + Lophocereus).A,B,C
Taxon standing
Category A. The genus is highly supported as a distinct lineage and its monotypic status based on a complete or very comprehensive phylogenetic study, and a phylogeny-based taxonomic synopsis was published. A
Bibliography
A. Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2021: Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. – Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903-916. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0