Maihueniopsis
# Maihueniopsis

Maihueniopsis (from Greek opsis, "view", referring to its resemblance to the unrelated Maihuenia) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), containing 18 species.

The former genus Puna R.Kiesling is now synonym to Maihueniopsis.

## Species

Species of the genus Maihueniopsis according to Plants of the World Online As of January 2023:

| Scientific name | Distribution |
| - | - |
| Maihueniopsis archiconoidea F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) |
| Maihueniopsis atacamensis (Phil.) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) |
| Maihueniopsis camachoi (Espinosa) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) |
| Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson | Argentina (San Juan, Mendoza) |
| Maihueniopsis colorea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) |
| Maihueniopsis conoidea (F.Ritter) F.Ritter | Chile (Antofagasta) |
| Maihueniopsis crassispina F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama) |
| Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis domeykoensis F.Ritter | Chile (Atacama). |
| Maihueniopsis glochidiata G.J.Charles | Argentina (La Rioja) |
| Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.Kiesling | Chile to Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis grandiflora F.Ritter | Chile (Coquimbo) |
| Maihueniopsis hickenii (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt | Argentina |
| Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter | Chile. |
| Maihueniopsis minuta (Backeb.) R.Kiesling | Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) |
| Maihueniopsis molfinoi Speg. | Bolivia to Argentina. |
| Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter | Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan) |
| Maihueniopsis platyacantha (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt | Argentina (Mendoza, Neuquén) |
| Maihueniopsis reicheana (Espinosa) Katt. & Lodé | Chile (Coquimbo) |
| Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii F.Ritter | Chile (Coquimbo) |
