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[ Epitaberna ] [ Epithelantha ] [ Epithema ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Epithelantha

Hierarchical position of the Genus Epithelantha

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb pub. 1826       Subordo  Cactineae Bessey in C.K. Adams pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 462. 15 Nov 1895.       Familia  Cactaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 310. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Cactus       Genus  Epithelantha F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose common name: pingpong ball cactus

Named members of the Genus Epithelantha

1	Species  bokei L. Benson syn. Epithelantha micromeris var. bokei
2	Species  micromeris (Engelm.) A. Weber ex Britt. & Rose
	3    Varietas  bokei (L. Benson) Glass & Foster common name: pingpong ball cactus 4    Varietas  micromeris common name: pingpong ball cactus

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.