Copiapoa is a genus of in the cactus family Cactaceae, from the dry coastal , particularly the Atacama Desert, of northern Chile.
Description
Copiapoa comprises 32 morphologically defined
species and five heterotypic subspecies.
The species in this genus form dense cushions of hundreds of large, individual plants or produce only solitary plants. The shoots are spherical or elongated cylindrical. The spines, which are usually present, are variably shaped. On the apex, the species are usually densely woolly-haired. The ribs are clearly developed. These species vary in form from spherical to slightly columnar and in color from a brownish to blue-green bodies. They have warty ribs and spiny
, and they usually produce tubular yellow flowers, which grow from woolly crowns on the apex in summer. They are bell- to funnel-shaped and open during the day. The short, circular pericarp is glabrous. The flower tube is short and broad. The small, smooth fruits contain large, shiny, black seeds.
Taxonomy
Pilocopiapoa F.Ritter has been brought into synonymy with this genus. Some authorities also include here the genus
Blossfeldia.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species.
In the list, they have been separated into sections.
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| Chile (Atacama) |
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| Chile (Antofagasta to N. Atacama) |
| Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama) |
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| Chile (SW. Antofagasta) |
| Chile (Antofagasta to NW. Atacama) |
| Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama) |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Atacama). |
| Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama) |
| Chile (Antofagasta to NW. Atacama) |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Atacama) |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Atacama). |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Atacama). |
| Chile (Atacama). |
| Chile (Atacama) |
| Chile. |
| Chile (SW. Atacama to NW. Coquimbo) |
| Chile (Atacama). |
| Chile (Atacama to NW. Coquimbo). |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta) |
| Chile (Antofagasta). |
| Chile (SW. Antofaga to NW. Atacama). |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta). |
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| Chile (Atacama) |
| Chile (Atacama to NW. Coquimbo). |
| Chile (SW. Antofagasta to NW. Coquimbo) |
| Chile (Atacama). |
| Chile (Atacama) |
| Chile (Coquimbo) |
| Chile (Atacama). |
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See also
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Copiapó (the largest city of the Atacama region)
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Pan de Azúcar National Park
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