Lymanbensonia

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:^[2]

References

Lymanbensonia Kimnach è un genere di piante succulente della famiglia delle Cactacee^[1].

Tassonomia

Comprende le seguenti specie^[1]:

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

Note

Bibliografia

• (EN) Korotkova, N., Zabel, L. Quandt, D. & Barthlott, W.A., A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae, in Willdenowia, 40(2), 2010, pp. 151–172, DOI:10.3372/wi.40.40201.