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Copiapoa

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Cactaceae

Taxonomy
Copiapoa was named by Britton and Rose (1922). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cactaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Copiapoa Britton and Rose
2023Copiapoa Govaerts et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyCactaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusCopiapoaBritton and Rose 1922

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Copiapoa Britton and Rose 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available