Global InformationVatricania information
| Vatricania | |
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| In cultivation in the Jardin de Cactus, Lanzarote | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cereeae |
| Subtribe: | Trichocereinae |
| Genus: | Vatricania Backeb. |
| Species: | V. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Vatricania guentheri (Kupper) Backeb.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vatricania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae. It contains just one species, Vatricania guentheri.[2] It has the common name of red tail cactus.[3][4]
Its native range is Bolivia.[2][3] It is found in dry forest vegetation or covering hillsides, at altitudes of 800–1,300 metres (2,600–4,300 ft) metres above sea level.[5]
- ^ a b "Vatricania guentheri (Kupper) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Vatricania Backeb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Vatricania guentheri". Planet Desert. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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