Copiapoa coquimbana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Copiapoeae
Genus: Copiapoa
Sectio: C. sect. Copiapoa
Sectio: C. ser. Theloidei
Species: Copiapoa coquimbana
Subspecies: C. c. subsp. coquimbana – C. c. subsp. rubispina
Name

Copiapoa coquimbana (Karw. ex Rümpler) Britton & Rose (1922)
Synonyms

Echinocactus coquimbanus Karw. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 601. 1885 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa coquimbana var. coquimbana syn. sec. ???
Cereus pepinianus Lem. ex Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 354. 1845 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Copiapoa pepiniana (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 281. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Neoporteria pepiniana (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 215. 1937 syn. sec. Larridon & al. 2015
Copiapoa pendulina F.Ritter in Cactus (Paris) 63: 134. 1959 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa coquimbana var. pendulina (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 108. 1989 syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa coquimbana subsp. pendulina (F.Ritter) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 55. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa alticostata F.Ritter in Taxon 12: 29. 1963 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa coquimbana var. alticostata (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 108. 1989 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Copiapoa coquimbana var. wagenknechtii F.Ritter in Taxon 12: 30. 1963 syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa neocoquimbana var. wagenknechtii (F.Ritter) Y.Itô, Cactaceae: 369. 1981 syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa wagenknechtii H.Winter ex F.Ritter in Taxon 12: 30. 1963, nom. inval., syn. sec. Hunt 20161
Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana F.Ritter in Taxon 12: 30. 1963 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa coquimbana var. pseudocoquimbana (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 108. 1989 syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa coquimbana subsp. pseudocoquimbana (F.Ritter) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 55. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana var. vulgata F.Ritter in Taxon 12: 30. 1963 syn. sec. Tropicos
Copiapoa serenana Voldan in Kakteen And. Sukk. 27: 185. 1976 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana var. chaniarensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1077. 1980 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana var. domeykoensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1077. 1980 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Copiapoa vallenarensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1077. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa coquimbana var. vallenarensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm., Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 108. 1989 syn. sec. ???
Copiapoa coquimbana subsp. vallenarensis (F.Ritter) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 55. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. ???
Copiapoa neocoquimbana Y.Itô, Cactaceae: 368. 1981 syn. sec. WFO 2019
Copiapoa coquimbana subsp. andina I.Schaub & Keim in Cactus & Co. 13: 13. 2009 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Copiapoa schulziana I.Schaub & Keim in Cactus & Co. 13: 18. 2009 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Copiapoa sarcoana I.Schaub & Keim in Cactus & Co. 16: 6. 2012 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

References

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 3: 87, pl. 10.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Copiapoa coquimbana is a species of clump-forming cactus native to South America. The plant bears 3 cm (1.2 in) long yellow flowers in summer, and grows up to 60 cm (2 ft) high and 1 m (3 ft) across. The species is named after the city of Coquimbo in Chile. Variations include C. coquimbana var. wagenknechtii, C. coquimbana var. vallenarensis, and C. coquimbana subsp. andina.
References
"Copiapoa coquimbana". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
"Copiapoa coquimbana". Copiapoa - Living on the Edge. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
Schulz, Rudolf (2006). Copiapoa 2006. Schulz Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0 958516 782.
Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 443. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.