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Pyrrhocactus

The genus Pyrrhocactus is in the family Cactaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Pyrrhocactus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Pyrrhocactus aricensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus atrospinosus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus bulbocalyx (Werderm.) Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus calderanus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus chaniarensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus chorosensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus coliguayensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus confinis F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus crispus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus deherdtianus (Backeb.) Katt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus dimorphus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus dubius Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus echinus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus engleri (F.Ritter) F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus floccosus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus floribundus (Backeb.) F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus glaucescens F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus gracilis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus grandiflorus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus griseus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Backeb.) F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus intermedius F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus jussieui (Monv.) F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus kattermannii R. Kiesling Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus krausii F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus mammillarioides (Hook.) Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus marksianus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus megliolii Rausch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus melanacanthus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus odoriflorus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus pachacoensis Rausch Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus pamaensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus paucicostatus (F.Ritter) F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus pilispinus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus platyacanthus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus pygmaeus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus reconditus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus residuus F.Ritter & Buining Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus saxifragus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus scoparius F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus setiflorus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus setosiflorus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus simulans F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus subaianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus taltalensis (F. Ritter) F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Pyrrhocactus tenuis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus trapichensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus truncatipetalus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus vallenarensis F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus vexatus F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus vollianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Pyrrhocactus wagenknechtii F.Ritter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 88 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Pyrrhocactus. Of these 12 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 3 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Pyrrhocactus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 88 species names for the genus Pyrrhocactus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 12 13.6%
◕ Synonym 15 17.0%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 61 69.3%

All names

The status of the 91 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Pyrrhocactus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 12 13.2%
◕ Synonym 16 17.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 63 69.2%

The confidence with which the status of the 88 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Pyrrhocactus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 12 15 0 0 27 30.7%
Low confidence 0 0 0 61 61 69.3%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Pyrrhocactus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 12 15 0 0 0 27 30.7%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 61 0 61 69.3%