Astrophytum capricorne merupakan tumbuhan sukulen berbentuk perdu kecil dari famili Cactaceae (suku kaktus-kaktusan). Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma gurun pasir atau sabana kering di wilayah Meksiko timur laut. Nama ilmiah Astrophytum capricorne pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis Albert Gottfried Dietrich pada tahun 1922.
Spesies: Astrophytum capricorne (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Sinonim
Astrophytum capricorne f. majus (Pichon) A.F.Moeller Astrophytum capricorne f. minus (Runge & Quehl) A.F.Moeller Astrophytum capricorne subsp. sanjuanense Pavlíček Astrophytum capricorne subsp. senile (Frič) Doweld Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum (H.Moeller) Okum. Astrophytum capricorne var. majus (Pichon) Frič Astrophytum capricorne var. minus (Runge & Quehl) Frič Astrophytum capricorne var. orientale Frič Astrophytum crassispinum (H.Moeller) W.Haage & Sadovsky Astrophytum niveum (K.Kayser) W.Haage & Sadovsky Astrophytum senile Frič Astrophytum senile var. aureum (H.Moeller) Backeb. Echinocactus capricornis A.Dietr. Echinocactus capricornis f. minor (Runge & Quehl) Schelle Echinocactus capricornis var. aureus H.Moeller Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinus H.Moeller Echinocactus capricornis var. major Pichon Echinocactus capricornis var. minor Runge & Quehl Echinocactus capricornis var. niveus K.Kayser Echinocactus capricornis var. senilis Frič Maierocactus capricornus (A.Dietr.) E.C.Rost
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
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