The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1064 (1980b)

Synonyms

• Copiapoa grandiflora F.Ritter subsp.  ritteri
• Copiapoa humilis (Phil.) Hutchison var.  esmeraldana

References

• Hunt (2013)

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

• Ritter (1980b)

  Ritter, F. 1980b. Kakteen in Südamerika. Band 3 Chile. Spangenberg

• Schulz & Kapitany (1996)

  Schulz, R. and Kapitany, A. 1996. Copiapoa in their environment: Chañaral to El Cobre. Quarto 176 pp.

• Walter et al. (2024)

  Walter, H.E. , Faundez, L. , Guerrero, P. and Saldivia, P. 2024. Copiapoa esmeraldana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T151989A212484603.

Iconography

• Hunt (2013): 332.1, 332.2
• Schulz & Kapitany (1996): P114-P117, P119-P120

Regions

Antofagasta

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to a small area south of Esmeralda at elevations of about 600 m asl.

Conservation status

• Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v) (Walter et al. (2024))