Neowerdermannia vorwerkii

Neowerdermannia vorwerkii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Neowerdermannia
Species: N. vorwerkii
Binomial name
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii
Frič

Neowerdermannia vorwerkii, also known as achakana (Aymara and Quechua),[1][2][3] is a species of cactus from high altitudes in Bolivia and northern Argentina.[4]

References

  1. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. "Achakana". Medicina Intercultural. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 483


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