Place of Publication
Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 104 (1936a)
Synonyms
- Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose subsp. gigantea
- Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose var. gigantea
- Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose var. tenebrosa
- Copiapoa eremophila F. Ritter
- Copiapoa gigantea Backeb. subsp. haseltoniana
- Copiapoa gigantea Backeb. var. haseltoniana
- Copiapoa haseltoniana Backeb.
- Copiapoa tenebrosa F.Ritter
- Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose subsp. eremophila
- Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose var. eremophila
References
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Backeberg (1936a)
Backeberg, C. 1936a. Jahrbuchder Deutschen Kakteen-Gesellschaft 1:
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Guerrero, Peña & Villalobo López (2024a)
Guerrero, P.C. , Peña, C. and Villalobo López, A. 2024. Copiapoa gigantea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T212484987A212485265.
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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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Hunt (2013)
Hunt, D. 2013. The New Cactus Lexicon (illustrations). dh books. Milborne Port, UK 527 pp.
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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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Taylor (1997)
Taylor, N.P. 1997. Nomenclatural adjustments in Copiapoa, Echinocereus, Escobaria and Praecereus. Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives 3: 8-10
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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.
Iconography
- Hoffmann & Walter (2004): Lam. 36
- Schulz & Kapitany (1996): P153-157, P192
Regions
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Restricted to locations in and around Paposo where it grows among rocks and gravel in scattered populations between100 and 1300 m above sea level.
Conservation status
- VU B1ab(iii,v) (Guerrero, Peña & Villalobo López (2024a))