- Yavia cryptocarpa
Taxobox
name = "Yavia cryptocarpa"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia = Cactaceae
subfamilia =Cactoideae
tribus =Notocacteae
genus = "Yavia"
genus_authority =R.Kiesling &Piltz
species = "Y. cryptocarpa"
binomial = "Yavia cryptocarpa"
binomial_authority =R.Kiesling &Piltz "Yavia cryptocarpa" is a
species ofcactus (family Cactaceae) and the only species of the newly discoveredgenus "Yavia". The genus is named afterArgentina 's departmentYavi ,Jujuy province, where the plant is endemic to sparsely vegatated rocky slopes. [cite journal
last = Kiesling
first = R
coauthors = O Ferrari
title = Yavia cryptocarpa – conservation action on a new and interesting cactus
journal = British Cactus and Succulent Journal
volume = 21
issue = 1
pages = 20–25
publisher = British Cactus and Succulent Society
date = 2003
url = http://www.bcss.org.uk/yavia.pdf
accessdate = 2007-06-24] The plant is also sometimes put in the tribeTrichocereeae .The species 'cryptocarpa' refers to the plant being a cryptocarp. This means that the fruits are formed inside the plant's body, thus being only visible when the plant shrinks in the drought period.References
External links
[http://www.cactiguide.com Cacti Guide] for pictures
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