# Weingartia

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Genus of cacti

Weingartia Weingartia westii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Subtribe: Rebutiinae Genus: Weingartia Werderm. Species See text. Synonyms[1][2] Bridgesia Backeb., nom. nud. Cintia Kníže & Říha Gymnantha Y.Itô Gymnorebutia Doweld Neogymnantha Y.Itô, without replaced synonym ref. Rebutia subg. Weingartia (Werderm.) Rowley Spegazzinia Backeb., nom. illeg. Sulcorebutia Backeb.

***Weingartia*** is a genus in the family [Cactaceae](/source/Cactus), with species native to [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia) and [Argentina](/source/Argentina). It was formerly included in *[Rebutia](/source/Rebutia)*, but [molecular phylogenetic](/source/Molecular_phylogenetics) evidence suggested that it was distinct from that genus. As of December 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weingartia&action=edit), it was treated as separate genus by [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online),[1] and recognized as an alternative generic name in the third edition of the *CITES Cactaceae Checklist*. It may also be treated as *Rebutia* subg. *Weingartia*.[2]

## Description

*[Weingartia hediniana](/source/Weingartia_hediniana)* (syn. *Weingartia lanata*) in flower

Plants usually solitary. Stems globose to oblong, to 20 cm high and 15 cm, rarely 30 cm in diameter, fresh green. Ribs 12 – 18, spiraling, forming distinct tubercles. Areoles on the tubercle in excentric position, sunken in its higher part. Spines more robust and thick, 7 – 35 in one areole, radial spines 1 – 3 cm long, central spines 3 – 4, to 5 cm long. Flowers borne near the stem tips, one areole can produce up to 3 flowers, golden yellow to orange to reddish yellow, 1 – 3 cm in diameter.[3] Floral tube scales broad and imbricated. Fruits globose to ovoid, brownish. Seeds oblong, 1 mm long, black or brown.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Taxonomy

The genus *Weingartia* was designated in 1937 by Werdermann to replace the invalid genus *Spegazzinia* Backeberg. All species of the genus *Weingartia* were transferred to the genus *Rebutia* by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (ICSG) of the [International Organization for Succulent Plant Study](/source/International_Organization_for_Succulent_Plant_Study).

A study in 2007 indicated that the genus *Rebutia* as then defined was polyphyletic. *Sulcorebutia* and *Weingartia* were kept as separate genera in the study; a summary [cladogram](/source/Cladogram) for those species studied is shown below.[4]

Rebutia I (R. pseudodeminuta, R. fiebrigii, R. deminuta, R. pygmaea, R. steinmannii and R. einsteinii) (now included in Aylostera) Other genera Browningia hertingiana Browningia candelaris Rebutia II (R. minuscula and R. padcayensis) (Rebutia sensu stricto) Sulcorebutia, Weingartia and Cintia

Species formerly classified as *Weingartia*, *Sulcorebutia* and *Cintia* show a close relationship to each other.[4][5] As of December 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weingartia&action=edit), *Sulcorebutia* and *Cintia* are included in *Weingartia* by [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online).[1]

### Species

As of December 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weingartia&action=edit), the following species were accepted by Plants of the World Online]:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution Weingartia alba (Rausch) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia arenacea (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia breviflora (Backeb.) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia candiae (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia canigueralii (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia. Weingartia cantargalloensis (Gertel, Jucker & J.de Vries) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia cardenasiana (R.Vásquez) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia cintia (Hjertson) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia. Weingartia corroana (Cárdenas) Cárdenas Bolivia Weingartia crispata (Rausch) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia cuprea (Rausch) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia. Weingartia cylindrica (Donald & A.B.Lau) F.H.Brandt Central Bolivia Weingartia fidana (Backeb.) Werderm. Bolivia Weingartia fischeriana (K.Augustin) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia frankiana (Rausch) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia frey-juckeri Diers & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia glomeriseta (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia hediniana Backeb. Bolivia Weingartia heliosoides (P.Lechner & Draxler) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia juckeri (Gertel) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia losenickyana (Rausch) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia mentosa (F.Ritter) F.H.Brandt Bolivia. Weingartia mizquensis (Rausch) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia neocumingii Backeb. Bolivia Weingartia neumanniana (Backeb.) Werderm. Bolivia to Argentina (Jujuy) Weingartia purpurea Donald & A.B.Lau Central Bolivia Weingartia steinbachii (Werderm.) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia taratensis (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia tarijensis F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia tiraquensis (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt Bolivia Weingartia torotorensis Cárdenas Bolivia (Potosí) Weingartia vasqueziana (Rausch) Hentzschel & K.Augustin Bolivia Weingartia westii (Hutchison) Donald Bolivia

## Distribution

Andes mountains of central and south Bolivia and northwest Argentina at elevations of 1600 – 3600 m.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Weingartia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Weingartia).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-POWO_295618-2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-POWO_295618-2_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-POWO_295618-2_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-POWO_295618-2_1-3) ["*Rebutia* K.Schum."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/295618-2) *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew). Retrieved 2024-12-20.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hunt16_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hunt16_2-1) Hunt, David (2016). [*CITES Cactaceae Checklist*](https://www.kew.org/sites/default/files/2019-02/CITES%20Cactaceae%20Checklist%20Third%20Edition.pdf) (PDF) (Third ed.). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9933113-2-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9933113-2-1). Retrieved 2023-09-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Morrison, David; Kharrassi, Youssef El (2023-09-22). ["Weingartia Cacti: The Ultimate Guide to Care, Propagation, and Varieties - The Cactus Encyclopedia"](https://www.cactusclassification.science/weingartia/). Retrieved 2024-10-27.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RitzMartMeckGore07_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RitzMartMeckGore07_4-1) Ritz, Christiane M.; Martins, Ludwig; Mecklenburg, Rainer; Goremykin, Vadim & Hellwig, Frank H. (2007), "The molecular phylogeny of *Rebutia* (Cactaceae) and its allies demonstrates the influence of paleogeography on the evolution of South American mountain cacti", *American Journal of Botany*, **94** (8): 1321–1332, [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3732/ajb.94.8.1321](https://doi.org/10.3732%2Fajb.94.8.1321), [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [21636499](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21636499). Summary cladogram based on Fig. 2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mosti_5-0)** Stefano Mosti, Nadeesha Lewke Bandara y Alessio Papini,Further insights and new combinations in Aylostera (Cactaceae) based on molecular and morphological data. Pak. J. Bot., 43(6): 2769–2785, 2011

### Literature

- Augustin K.: *Weingartia: history, description and reclassification*. Cactus & Co. 7. (2): 91–126, 2003

- Ritter Fr.: *Kakteen in Südamerika*, Spangenberg, 1980.

- Anderson E. F.: *The Cactus Family*, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 2001.

Taxon identifiers Weingartia Wikidata: Q7702591 Wikispecies: Weingartia BioLib: 401248 CoL: 87QS EoL: 5196822 GBIF: 7280329 GRIN: 16999 IPNI: 5569-1 IRMNG: 1098572 ITIS: 907049 NCBI: 432467 Open Tree of Life: 863241 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5569-1 Tropicos: 40025715 WFO: wfo-4000040588

Authority control databases: National Israel

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