Parodia
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Parodia alacriportana</br> Parodia buiningii</br> Parodia concinna</br> Parodia erinacea</br> Parodia fusca</br> Parodia linkii</br> Parodia magnifica</br> Parodia meonacantha</br> Parodia microsperma</br> Parodia nigrispina</br> Parodia oxycostata</br> Parodia procera</br> Parodia saint-pieana</br> Parodia sellowii</br> Parodia tenuicylindrica</br> Parodia turecekiana</br> Parodia werneri</br> etc. |
Parodia is a genus of cacti. This genus has about 50 species, ranging from small globose plants to 1-m tall columnar cacti.
Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Parodia:
- Acanthocephala Backeb.
- Brasilicactus Backeb.
- Brasiliparodia F.Ritter
- Brasilocactus Fric (nom. inval.)
- Chrysocactus Y.Itô (nom. inval.)
- Dactylanthocactus Y.Itô
- Eriocactus Backeb.
- Eriocephala Backeb.
- Friesia Fric (nom. inval.)
- Hickenia Britton & Rose
- Malacocarpus Salm-Dyck
- Microspermia Fric
- Neohickenia Fric
- Notocactus (K.Schum.) Fric
- Sericocactus Y.Itô
- Wigginsia D.M.Porter
Note that the inclusion of Notocactus (the type genus of the tribe) into Parodia was a move of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Studies at the end of the 80's. This inclusion is still controversial today.
