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Airampoa ayrampo

Airampoa ayrampo

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Source-backed classification draft for Airampoa ayrampo.

Scientific taxonomy article

Airampoa ayrampo

Airampoa ayrampo (Haenke) Doweld is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Airampoa.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BOLOO, CLNAN, CLNTA, AGWTU, AGWSL, AGWSE, CLN, PER, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLNAT, BOL, PEROO; Peru to NW. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, montane tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Airampoa ayrampo (Haenke) Doweld". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011587-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Airampoa ayrampo". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3955812 ↩

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Airampoa ayrampo

Airampoa ayrampo

Airampoa ayrampo

Airampoa ayrampo (synonym: Tunilla soehrensii ) is a low growing, spreading succulent subshrub in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to the high altitude regions of the Andes. It is widely valued by indigenous communities for its deep red purple fruits, which are traditionally used as a natural dye.