Denmoza
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Denmoza is a monotypic genus of cactus with the sole species Denmoza rhodacantha, synonym Echinopsis rhodacantha, native to northwest Argentina.
Denmoza is a monotypic genus of cactus with the sole species Denmoza rhodacantha, synonym Echinopsis rhodacantha, native to northwest Argentina.
Taxonomy
The first plants were probably discovered in 1821 by John Gilles near the city of Mendoza. They were given the name Cactus coccineus, but this has never been validly published. The species was first described as Echinocactus rhodacanthus in 1834 by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose transferred the species to their newly established genus Denmoza in 19221. , Plants of the World Online accepted the placement in Denmoza.
Distribution
Denmoza rhodacantha is found in northwestern and western Argentina on the eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes in the provinces from Mendoza to Salta at altitudes of 800 to 2800 meters.
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