Loxanthocereus

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

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Loxanthocereus is a genus of cacti native to Peru.[1]

Species[edit]

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

image Scientific Name Distribution
Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus camanaensis Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus clavispinus Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus hoffmannii F.Ritter Peru
Loxanthocereus hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) Lodé Peru
Loxanthocereus hystrix Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus jajoanus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus peculiaris Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus sulcifer Rauh & Backeb. Peru
Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter Peru

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Loxanthocereus Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

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