Maihuenia | |
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Maihuenia patagonica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Maihuenioideae P.Fearn |
Genus: | Maihuenia (Phil. ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum. |
Species | |
Maihuenia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile.
Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti.[1][2]
maihuen = Chilean folk name
De maihuen, nom indigène de la plante.