Kingdom Plantae Family Cactaceae Tribe Tephrocacteae Higher classification Cactus | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Opuntioideae Scientific name Maihueniopsis Rank Genus | |
Similar Cactus, Maihuenia, Tephrocactus, Cumulopuntia, Grusonia |
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 Maihueniopsis.
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