Cactaceae

Monvillea Britton & Rose

First published in Cact. 2: 21 (1920)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Trinidad to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lodé, J. (2025). Taxonomy of the Cactaceae. The New Classification of Cacti Based on Molecular Research and Fully Explained 3-6 Editions Cactus-Adventures.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Praecereus.]
  • de Vos, J.M., Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R., Larridon, I., McGinnie, C., Epitawalage, N., Maurin, O., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. (2025). Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 311-28: 1-53. [Cited as Acanthocereus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Woolston, A.L. [1164] Paraguay K:SPC-25546.000 No
Praecereus K000101708 No
Shafer [58] Argentina Praecereus K000101704 No
Greenway [4195] Praecereus K000101715 No
[0] Praecereus K000101709 No
[0] Praecereus K000101714 No
Nee [50452] Bolivia Praecereus K000101539 No
[20252] Praecereus K000101707 No
Shafer [0] Paraguay Praecereus K000101680 No
[0] Praecereus K000101710 No
Shafer [74] Argentina Praecereus K000101706 No
[0] Praecereus K000101713 No
Shafer [0] Praecereus K000101712 No
Shafer [72] Argentina Praecereus K000101705 No
Shafer [133] Paraguay Praecereus K000101679 No
Zardini, E.M. [25765] Paraguay Praecereus K000100262 No
[0] Praecereus K000101711 No
Zardini, E.M. [23513] Paraguay Praecereus K000100261 No
Zardini, E.M. [28419] Paraguay Praecereus K000100263 No
Woolston [1164] Paraguay Praecereus K000101682 No
Woolston [1164] Paraguay Praecereus K000101683 No
Zardini, E.M. [29595] Paraguay Praecereus K000100299 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0