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| Pterocactus |
Pterocactus tuberosus
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- Pterocactus araucanus
- Pterocactus australis
- Pterocactus fischeri
- Pterocactus gonjianii
- Pterocactus hickenii
- Pterocactus megliolii
- Pterocactus reticulatus
- Pterocactus tuberosus
- Pterocactus valentinii
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Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae.
[edit] References
- Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 593-596
