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{{Taxobox
| name = Bolivicactus
| image = Bolivicactus_maassii.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Notocacteae]]
| genus = '''Bolivicactus'''
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) and Doweld (2000).
}}

== Etymology ==
The name Bolivicactus means "Cactus of Bolivia", as the type species and the majority of the genus are native to the mountainous regions of Bolivia.

== Description ==
'''Bolivicactus''' includes plants that range from globose to shortly columnar. They typically possess 13 to 21 ribs, which are more or less tuberculate. The spination is variable, usually featuring 4 to 6 (sometimes up to 8) central spines that are needle-like (aciculate) and frequently hooked at the tip.

The flowers are diurnal and emerge from the apex of the plant. They have a short, woolly floral tube and come in shades of yellow, orange, or red. Pollination is mainly carried out by bees. The fruits are small and globose. A distinguishing feature of the genus is the structure of its black seeds, which are adorned with fine papillae and longitudinal striations. Seed dispersal occurs through ants (myrmecochory) and rainwater (hydrochory).

== Habitat ==
The genus is primarily found in southern Bolivia and northern Argentina, growing in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. Its altitude range is broad, from 850 m up to 3600 m. These cacti grow on bare slopes, among bushes, or tucked into rock hollows and crevices between stones.

== Distribution ==
* Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)
* Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija)

== Species ==
According to the Joël Lodé index, there are currently 17 recognized species:

* [[Bolivicactus aureicentrus]]
* [[Bolivicactus columnaris]]
* [[Bolivicactus comarapanus]]
* [[Bolivicactus commutans]]
* [[Bolivicactus hausteinianus]]
* [[Bolivicactus maassii]]
* [[Bolivicactus mairananus]]
* [[Bolivicactus ocampoi]]
* [[Bolivicactus otavianus]]
* [[Bolivicactus procerus]]
* [[Bolivicactus ritteri]]
* [[Bolivicactus saint-pieanus]]
* [[Bolivicactus schwebsianus]]
* [[Bolivicactus stuemeri]]
* [[Bolivicactus subterraneus]]
* [[Bolivicactus taratensis]]
* [[Bolivicactus tuberculatus]]

== Notes ==
* The genus was established by Alexander Doweld in 2000 to house species formerly placed in ''Parodia'' subgenus ''Protoparodia''.
* Molecular and morphological studies (Machado et al., 2010) suggest that maintaining ''Parodia'' as a single large genus makes it paraphyletic. Following this logic, researchers like Doweld and Lodé advocate for the recognition of smaller, monophyletic genera such as ''Bolivicactus'', ''Wigginsia'', and ''Eriocephala''.
* Despite similar appearances, some species are genetically distant; for example, ''B. saint-pieanus'' only superficially resembles ''Parodia chrysacanthion'' but belongs to a different lineage.

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Notocacteae]]

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