Leucostele

Leucostele is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Leucostele
Leucostele terscheckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Trichocereinae
Genus: Leucostele
Backeb.[1]
Type species
Leucostele atacamensis
Species

See text.

Species

Species of the genus Leucostele according to Plants of the World Online as of July 2023:[1]

imageScientific NameDistribution
Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb.Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.Chile (Maule, O'Higgins)
Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb.Chile
Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb.Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo)
Leucostele faundezii (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele litoralis (Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso).
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Atacama to Coquimbo)
Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele skottsbergii (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.Argentina
Leucostele tunariensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb.Bolivia
Leucostele undulosa (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele werdermanniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb.Bolivia.

References

  1. "Leucostele Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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