Ariocarpus

Ariocarpus

Synonymy

Ariocarpus Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 491. 1838 sec. Vázquez-Sánchez & al. (2013)

• Type: Ariocarpus retusus Scheidw.

• =Neogomesia Castañeda in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 13: 98. 1941 syn. sec. Hunt (2006)
• Type: Neogomesia agavioides Castañeda

• =Roseocactus A.Berger in J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 45 syn. sec. Hunt (2006)
• Type: Roseocactus fissuratus (Engelm.) A.Berger

Content

• Notes

Notes

The monophyly of Ariocarpus was repeatedly confirmed (Butterworth & al. 2002; Bárcenas & al. 2011; Hérnandez-Hérnandez & al. 2001; Vázquez-Sánchez & al. 2013). Recent traditional treatments by Anderson & Fitz Maurice (1998) and Lüthy & Moser (2002).