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{{Taxobox
| name = Neowerdermannia
| image = Neowerdermannia_vorwerkii.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Notocacteae]]
| genus = '''Neowerdermannia'''
| authority = Backeberg (1936)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). High-altitude Andean cacti that are often edible and used in local traditional medicine.
}}

== Etymology ==
Named in honor of Erich Werdermann, a German botanist and former director of the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.

== Description ==
'''Neowerdermannia''' consists of small, globose cacti that grow mostly sunken into the ground.
* '''Stems''': Typically solitary, greyish-green, with a massive taproot that can be larger than the plant itself.
* '''Ribs''': Divided into distinct, chin-like tubercles. A unique feature is that the areoles are located at the base of the tubercles, not at the tip.
* '''Flowers''': Funnel-shaped, white, pale pink, or lilac, opening in bright sunlight.
* '''Fruits''': Small, globose, and thin-walled.

== Distribution ==
* '''South America''': High altitudes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

== Species List ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015):
* [[Neowerdermannia chilensis]]
** [[Neowerdermannia chilensis subsp. peruviana]]
* [[Neowerdermannia vorwerkii]] (Type species)
** [[Neowerdermannia vorwerkii subsp. gielsdorfiana]]

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

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