Parodia

Parodia
Parodia magnifica, Huntington Desert Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Genus: Parodia

Parodia is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to the uplands of Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay. This genus has about 50 species, many of which have been transferred from Eriocactus, Notocactus and Wigginsia. They range from small globose plants to 1 m (3 ft) tall columnar cacti. All are deeply ribbed and spiny, with single flowers at or near the crown. Some species produce offsets at the base. They are popular in cultivation, but must be grown indoors where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F).[1]

The genus is named after Domingo Parodi, one of the early investigators of the flora of Paraguay.[2]

Synonyms

  • Acanthocephala Backeb.
  • Brasilicactus Backeb.
  • Brasiliparodia F.Ritter
  • Brasilocactus Fric (nom. inval.)
  • Chrysocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.)
  • Dactylanthocactus Y.Itô
  • Eriocactus Backeb.
  • Eriocephala Backeb.
  • Friesia Fric (nom. inval.)

Note that the inclusion of Notocactus (the type genus of the tribe) into Parodia was a move of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study at the end of the 80's. This inclusion is still controversial today.

Species

References

  1. ↑ RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Anderson 2001, p. 538.

Bibliography

  • Anderson, Edward F. (2001). The Cactus Family. Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5.
  • Innes, Clive (1995). "Cacti". Missing or empty |title= (help) In: Innes, Clive & Wall, Bill (1995). Cacti, Succulents and Bromeliads. London: Cassell for the Royal Horticultural Society. pp. 11–70. ISBN 978-0-304-32076-9.
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