Place of Publication
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 13: 12 (2002)
Synonyms
- Copiapoa atacamensis Middleditch
- Copiapoa boliviana (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter
- Echinocactus bolivianus Pfeiff.
Iconography
- Hunt (2013): 328.3 Schulz & Kapitany (1996): P187, P188, P221Hoffmann & Walter (2004): Lam. 32b
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Schulz & Kapitany (1996)
Schulz , R. and Kapitany, A. 1996. Copiapoa in their environment: Chañaral to El Cobre. Quarto 176 pp.
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Hunt (2002)
Hunt, D.R. 2002. In Hunt, D. & Taylor, N. (eds.) Notulae Systematicae Lexicon Cactacearum Spectantes I, Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 13:12-15
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Hoffmann & Walter (2004)
Hoffmann J., A.E. and Walter M., H.E. 2004. Cactaceas en la Flora Silvestre de Chile, 2nd edition. Fundación Claudio Gay
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Señoret Espinosa & Acosta Ramos (2013)
Señoret Espinosa, E. and Acosta Ramos, J.P. 2013. Guía de Campo. Cactáceas Nativas de Chile. CORMA 247 pp.
Regions
Habitat
Distribution and habitat
From Antofagasta to the south of Blanco Encalada, in the Botija Valley, on coastal hills. The population survives due to the fog oasis effect.