Parodia

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Parodia
Parodia magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Notocacteae Genus: Parodia Speg.
Species
Parodia alacriportana Parodia buiningii Parodia concinna Parodia erinacea Parodia fusca Parodia herteri Parodia linkii Parodia magnifica Parodia meonacantha Parodia microsperma Parodia nigrispina Parodia oxycostata Parodia procera Parodia saint-pieana Parodia sellowii Parodia tenuicylindrica Parodia turecekiana Parodia werneri etc.

Parodia is a genus of cacti. This genus has about 50 species, ranging from small globose plants to 1-m tall columnar cacti.

[edit] Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Parodia:

• 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.)
• Hickenia Britton & Rose
• Jauhisoparodia Gabriel Blackhat
• Malacocarpus Salm-Dyck
• Microspermia Fric
• Neohickenia Fric
• Notocactus (K.Schum.) Fric
• Sericocactus Y.Itô
• Wigginsia D.M.Porter

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