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Maihuenia ''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 ele ...

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of the cactus family (

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), containing 18

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. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueniopsis''.

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Maihueniopsis archiconoidea ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis atacamensis ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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F.Ritter Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour. References

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Maihueniopsis bonnieae ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis camachoi ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis clavarioides ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis colorea ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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* '' Maihueniopsis crassispina''

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Maihueniopsis darwinii ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis domeykoensis ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis glomerata ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis grandiflora ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis minuta ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis nigrispina ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis ovata ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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Maihueniopsis rahmeri ''Maihueniopsis'' (from Greek ''opsis'', "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated ''Maihuenia'') is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species. The former genus ''Puna'' R.Kiesling is now synonym to ''Maihueni ...

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* '' Maihueniopsis subterranea'' (

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F.Ritter Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour. References

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* '' Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii''

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References

Opuntioideae genera Opuntioideae Taxa named by Carlo Luigi Spegazzini {{Cactus-stub