Cleistocactus xylorhizus (F.Ritter) Ostolaza

First published in Brit. Cactus Succ. J. 14: 170 (1996)
This name is a synonym of Loxanthocereus xylorhizus

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Borzicactus xylorhizus.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cleistocactus xylorhizus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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