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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Lymanbensonieae |
| Genus: | Lymanbensonia Kimnach |
Lymanbensonia is a genus of epiphytic cacti in the tribe Lymanbensonieae, found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. The genus was recently reinstated after it was found to be unrelated to Pfeiffera.
The genus Lymanbensonia is named after botanist Lyman Benson.
Species
The following species are accepted:
- Lymanbensonia brevispina (Barthlott) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
- Lymanbensonia choquequiraensis Hoxey
- Lymanbensonia crenata (Britton) Doweld
- Lymanbensonia incachacana (Cárdenas) Barthlott & N.Korotkova
- Lymanbensonia micrantha (Vaupe) Kimnach
References
- "Lymanbensonia Kimnach | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Korotkova, Nadja; Zabel, Leonie; Quandt, Dietmar; Barthlott, Wilhelm (2010). "A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae". Willdenowia. 40 (2): 151–172. doi:10.3372/wi.40.40201. S2CID 83770697.
- Kimnach, Myron (1984). "Lymanbensonia". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 56: 101.
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