Pfeiffera
Genus of Cactaceae plants
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Pfeiffera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cactaceae, found in Bolivia and northwest Argentina.[1] There has been some debate about the circumscription of the genus. It is placed in the tribe Echinocereeae.[2]
| Pfeiffera | |
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| Pfeiffera monacantha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Echinocereeae |
| Genus: | Pfeiffera Salm-Dyck |
| Type species | |
| Pfeiffera ianthothele | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bolivihanburya Guiggi | |
The genus name of Pfeiffera is in honour of Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer (1805–1877), a German physician, botanist and conchologist.[3] It was first described and published in Cact. Hort. Dyck., edt. 1844 on page 40 in 1845.[1]
Species
The following species are accepted:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffera asuntapatensis (M.Kessler, Ibisch & Barthlott) Ralf Bauer | Bolivia | |
| Pfeiffera boliviana (Britton) D.R.Hunt | Bolivia. | |
 | Pfeiffera ianthothele F.A.C.Weber | Bolivia to NW. Argentina |
| Pfeiffera miyagawae Barthlott & Rauh | Bolivia. | |
 | Pfeiffera monacantha (Griseb.) P.V.Heath | Bolivia to NW. Argentina |
| Pfeiffera paranganiensis (Cárdenas) P.V.Heath | Bolivia | |
