| Kadenicarpus | |
|---|---|
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| Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Order: | Caryophyllales | 
| Family: | Cactaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae | 
| Tribe: | Cacteae | 
| Genus: | Kadenicarpus Doweld  | 
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Bravocactus Doweld[1]  | |
Kadenicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to eastern Mexico.[2] It has been synonymized with Turbinicarpus but molecular phylogenetic studies have supported its monophyly and separation from that genus.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus Kadenicarpus was first proposed by Alexander Doweld in 1998.[1] The name is in honour of Nikolai Nikolayevich Kaden (1914–1976), a Russian botanist.[4] Most subsequent treatments rejected Kadenicarpus, sinking it into a broadly circumscribed genus Turbinicarpus. The circumscription of Turbinicarpus has been described as "remarkably unstable", with species regularly transferred to other genera.[3] The broad circumscription of Turbinicarpus was recognized as polyphyletic by Hunt in 2016.[5] A phylogenetic study published in 2019 showed that a monophyletic Kadenicarpus was sister to a clade of Ariocarpus and a more narrowly circumscribed and so monophyletic Turbinicarpus:[3]
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Species
As of March 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[2]
| Image | Name | Distribution | 
|---|---|---|
![]()  | Kadenicarpus horripilus (Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez | Hidalgo state of Mexico. | 
![]()  | Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Doweld | Hidalgo and Querétaro states of Mexico | 
References
- 1 2 "Kadenicarpus Buxb. & Oehme". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
 - 1 2 "Kadenicarpus Doweld | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
 - 1 2 3 Vázquez-sánchez, Monserrat; Sánchez, Daniel; Terrazas, Teresa; De La Rosa-Tilapa, Alejandro & Arias, Salvador (2019). "Polyphyly of the iconic cactus genus Turbinicarpus (Cactaceae) and its generic circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 405–420. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boz027.
 - ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
 - ↑ Hunt, D.R. (2016). CITES Cactaceae checklist (3rd ed.). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens and D. Hunt. ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1.
 

