Copiapoa dealbata F. Ritter

Place of Publication

Cactus 63: 137 (1959)

Synonyms

Common names

Copiapoa de Carrizal (Hoffmann & Walter (2004))

References

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
Hunt (2013)

Hunt, D. 2013. The New Cactus Lexicon (illustrations). dh books. Milborne Port, UK 527 pp.
Hunt (2016b)

Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist. Third Edition. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Larridon et al. (2015)

Larridon, I , Walter, H , Guerrero, P , Duarte, M , Cisternas, M , Peña, C , Bauters, K , Asselman, P , Goetghebeur, P and Samain, M.-S 2015. An integrative approach to understanding the evolution and diversity of Copiapoa (Cactaceae), a threatened endemic Chilean genus from the Atacama Desert. American Journal of Botany. 102. 1506-1520.
Peña et al. (2024)

Peña, C. , Guerrero, P.C. , Villalobo López, A. , Faundez, L. , Walter, H.E. and Saldivia, P. 2024. Copiapoa dealbata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T152929A212482946.
Ritter (1959a)

Ritter, F. 1959. Expedition F.Ritter en Amerique du sud; Copiapoa nouveaux du Chili. Cactus, Paris XIV. 63:133-140
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. 38
Hunt (2013): 330.3, 330.4

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Distributed along the coastline around Carrizal Bajo and towards Totoral with an altitudinal range of sea level to 700 m. Locally abundant in lomas vegetation of desert shrubland on sandy and rocky substrate

Conservation status

Least Concern (Peña et al. (2024))

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.

Place of Publication

Synonyms

Common names

References

Hoffmann & Walter (2004)

Hunt (2013)

Hunt (2016b)

Larridon et al. (2015)

Peña et al. (2024)