| Aylostera | |
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| Aylostera deminuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cereeae |
| Subtribe: | Rebutiinae |
| Genus: | Aylostera Speg. |
| Type species | |
| Aylostera deminuta | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aylostera, is a genus of cactus, native to central Bolivia and north western Argentina.[1]
It was published in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. vol.96 on page 75 in 1923.[1]
It was once thought to be a synonym of Rebutia.[2] The phylogenetic relationships in Aylostera was studied in detail by Ritz et al. (2016) based on the plastid DNA regions atpB-rbcL and trnS-trnG as well as AFLPs and morphological characters. Aylostera was confirmed as monophyletic and as distantly related to the clade that contains the type species of Rebutia K.Schum., thus justifying recognizing Aylostera as a separate genus.[3]
- ^ a b c "Aylostera". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "List of genera in family Cactaceae", Vascular Plant Families and Genera, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-03-10
- ^ Ritz, C.M. .; Fickenscher, K.; Föller, J.; Herrmann, K.; Mecklenburg, R.; Wahl, R. (2016). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Andean genus Aylostera Speg. (Cactaceae, Trichocereeae), a new classification and a morphological identification key". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302 (7): 763–780. Bibcode:2016PSyEv.302..763R. doi:10.1007/s00606-016-1296-4. S2CID 16873446.