Cochemiea

Cochemiea
Cochemiea halei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Cochemiea
(K.Brandegee) Walton
Type species
Cochemiea halei
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Mammillaria subg. Cochemiea K.Brandegee, 1897
  • Bartschella Britton & Rose 1923
  • Chilita Orcutt 1926
  • Fimbriatocactus Guiggi 2023
  • Phellosperma Britton & Rose 1923

Cochemiea is a genus of cactus. The group was previously synonymized with Mammillaria, until molecular phylogenetic studies determined that—when broadly circumscribedMammillaria is not monophyletic; thus, Cochemiea has been accepted as a distinct genus.