title: Maihueniopsis
text: # 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) |
  