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''Neolloydia'' is a formerly recognized
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of
cacti A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
. The genus was first erected by Britton and
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in 1922.
Edward F. Anderson Edward Frederick Anderson (Covina, California, June 17, 1932 – March 29, 2001) was an American botanist who conducted extensive explorations in Mexico. He was a leading specialist in the cactus family. He was Senior Research Botanist at the Des ...
regarded ''Neolloydia'' as being poorly defined, with the result that species that had at times been included in ''Neolloydia'' were afterwards placed in multiple genera, including ''
Coryphantha ''Coryphantha'' (from Greek, "flowering on the top"), or beehive cactus, is a genus of small to middle-sized, globose or columnar cacti. The genus is native to arid parts of Central America, Mexico, through Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas ...
'', ''
Echinomastus ''Echinomastus'' (meaning "spiny breast") is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus ...
'', '' Escobaria'', '' Mammillaria'', ''
Sclerocactus ''Sclerocactus'' ("hard cactus", from Greek; refers to the hard, dry fruit) is a genus of cacti. It comprises about 15 species, the exact number depending on the authority. These species are very xerophytic. They are sometimes called 'fishhook ...
'', ''
Thelocactus ''Thelocactus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Members of the genus are native to the arid lands of Central and Northern Mexico. Description ''Thelocactus'' species are globe-shaped, short and cylindrical. They ...
'' and '' Turbinicarpus''. In his 2001 book, Anderson firmly placed only one species in the genus, ''Neolloydia conoidea'', with another, ''Neolloydia matehualensis'', being regarded as only a variant of ''N. conoidea''. ,
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treated ''Neolloydia conoidea'' as a synonym of ''
Cochemiea conoidea ''Cochemiea conoidea'', common name Texas cone cactus or Chihuahuan beehive, is a species of cactus native to western Texas and to the Mexican states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. It is a part of ...
'', and ''Neolloydia'' as a synonym of ''
Cochemiea ''Cochemiea'' is a genus of cactus. It has previously been synonymized with ''Mammillaria'', but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that when broadly circumscribed, ''Mammillaria'' is not monophyletic, and ''Cochemiea'' has been accepted as ...
''. Species that have been placed in ''Neolloydia'' include: *''Neolloydia clavata'' → ''
Coryphantha clavata ''Coryphantha'' (from Greek, "flowering on the top"), or beehive cactus, is a genus of small to middle-sized, globose or columnar cacti. The genus is native to arid parts of Central America, Mexico, through Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas ...
'' *''Neolloydia conoidea'' → ''
Cochemiea conoidea ''Cochemiea conoidea'', common name Texas cone cactus or Chihuahuan beehive, is a species of cactus native to western Texas and to the Mexican states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. It is a part of ...
'' *''Neolloydia horripila'' → ''
Kadenicarpus horripilus ''Kadenicarpus horripilus'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Hidalgo state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also te ...
'' *''Neolloydia johnsonii '' → ''
Echinomastus johnsonii ''Echinomastus johnsonii'' (Synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Sclerocactus johnsonii'') is a species of cactus known by the common names Johnson's beehive cactus and Johnson's fishhook cactus. It is native to the southwestern United States from eastern ...
'' *''Neolloydia laui'' → ''
Turbinicarpus laui ''Turbinicarpus laui'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the ...
'' *''Neolloydia lophophoroides'' → ''
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides ''Turbinicarpus lophophoroides'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. It is threatened by illegal collecting, habitat loss ...
'' *''Neolloydia macdowellii'' → '' Thelocactus macdowellii'' *''Neolloydia mandragora'' → ''
Rapicactus mandragora ''Rapicactus mandragora'', synonym ''Turbinicarpus mandragora'', is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Coahuila state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is a Critically Endangered species, threatened by ...
'' *''Neolloydia mariposensis'' → '' Echinomastus mariposensis'' *''Neolloydia odorata'' → '' Cumarinia odorata'' *''Neolloydia pilispina'' → '' Mammillaria pilispina'' *''Neolloydia roseana'' → ''
Acharagma roseanum ''Acharagma roseanum'' is a succulent cactus native to a small area of mountains of southeastern Coahuila and Nuevo León, Mexico. It grows on rocky limestone hills and xerophytic A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός ''xeros'' 'dry' + φυτόν ...
'' *''Neolloydia Neolloydia subterranea'' → '' Rapicactus subterraneus'' *''Neolloydia texensis'' → ''
Cochemiea conoidea ''Cochemiea conoidea'', common name Texas cone cactus or Chihuahuan beehive, is a species of cactus native to western Texas and to the Mexican states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. It is a part of ...
'' *''Neolloydia zaragosae'' → ''
Rapicactus zaragosae ''Rapicactus zaragosae'', synonym ''Turbinicarpus zaragosae'', is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat destruction Habitat destruction (also ter ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q138366 Historically recognized angiosperm genera Cacti