Loxanthocereus acanthurus

Loxanthocereus acanthurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Loxanthocereus
Species:
Subspecies: L. a. subsp. acanthurus – L. a. subsp. faustianus – L. a. subsp. pullatus

Name

Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): 24. (1937)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Cereus acanthurus Vaupel, Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 111: 13 (1913)
  • Homotypic
    • Binghamia acanthura (Vaupel) Borg, Cacti, ed. 2: 185 (1851)
    • Borzicactus acanthurus (Vaupel) Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 161 (1920)
    • Cleistocactus acanthurus (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt, Bradleya 5: 92 (1987)
    • Echinopsis acanthura (Vaupel) Molinari, Succulentopi@ 13: 18 (2015)

Note: CACO (2025) place this taxon in synonymy with their Borzicactus acanthurus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Backeberg, C. 1937. Jahrbuch der Deutschen Kakteen-Gesellschaft in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gartenkultur Teil 1: 24.

Additional references

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