Yavia
Yavia cryptocarpa is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the only species of the newly discovered genus Yavia. The genus is named after Argentina's department Yavi, Jujuy Province, where the plant is endemic to sparsely vegetated rocky slopes.[1] The plant is also sometimes put in the tribe Trichocereeae. The specific epithet cryptocarpa refers to the plant being a cryptocarp. This means that the fruits are formed inside the plant's body, thus being only visible when the plant shrinks in the drought period.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Yavia |
| Species: | Y. cryptocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Yavia cryptocarpa R.Kiesling & Piltz | |
References
- Kiesling, R; O Ferrari (2003). "Yavia cryptocarpa – conservation action on a new and interesting cactus" (PDF). British Cactus and Succulent Journal. British Cactus and Succulent Society. 21 (1): 20–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
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