Lobivia

Lobivia is a formerly recognized genus of cacti native to South America from Bolivia, Peru to northwestern Argentina and Northern Chile. As of November 2025, it was considered by Plants of the World Online to be a synonym of the genus Echinopsis.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Lobivia was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1922.[2] Its status as an independent genus has varied. In the CITES Cactaceae Checklists prior to 2016, it was treated as a synonym of Echinopsis. In the 3rd edition of 2016, it was restored as an independent genus based on a 2012 phylogenetic study.[3] A major 2025 classification of the family Cactaceae returned Lobivia to a synonym of Echinopsis,[4] a view accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2025.[1]

Species

Species previously placed in the genus Lobivia include:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lobivia Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  2. ^ "Lobivia Britton & Rose". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  3. ^ Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist (PDF) (3rd ed.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  4. ^ de Vos, Jurriaan M.; Eggli, Urs; Nyffeler, Reto; Larridon, Isabel; McGinnie, Catherine; Epitawalage, Niroshini; Maurin, Olivier; Forest, Félix & Baker, William J. (2025). "Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 311 (5) 28. Bibcode:2025PSyEv.311...28D. doi:10.1007/s00606-025-01948-z. PMC 12339657. PMID 40809096.
  5. ^ "Search for 'Lobivia'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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