Lymanbensonia is a genus of epiphytic cacti in the tribe Lymanbensonieae, found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] The genus was recently reinstated after it was found to be unrelated to Pfeiffera.[2]
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| Lymanbensonia crenata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Lymanbensonieae |
| Genus: | Lymanbensonia Kimnach |
The genus Lymanbensonia is named after botanist Lyman Benson.[3]
Species
editThe following species are accepted:[2]
- Lymanbensonia brevispina (Barthlott) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
- Lymanbensonia choquequiraensis Hoxey
- Lymanbensonia crenata (Britton) Doweld
- Lymanbensonia incachacana (Cárdenas) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
- Lymanbensonia micrantha (Vaupe) Kimnach
References
edit- ^ "Lymanbensonia Kimnach | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ a b Korotkova, Nadja; Zabel, Leonie; Quandt, Dietmar; Barthlott, Wilhelm (2010). "A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae". Willdenowia. 40 (2): 151–172. doi:10.3372/wi.40.40201. S2CID 83770697.
- ^ Kimnach, Myron (1984). "Lymanbensonia". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 56: 101.
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