Cactaceae
Cereus

Cereus forbesii C.F.Först.

First published in Handb. Cakteenk.: 398 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to N. Central Argentina. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[0] Cereus hankeanus K000101652 No
[0] Cereus hankeanus K000275308 No
Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Hughes, A.,, Milliken, W.; Laws, S.; Jimenez Vazques, C.; Mendoza Flores, J.M. [609] Bolivia Cereus hankeanus K000543793 No
[0] Cereus hankeanus K000101654 No
[0] Cereus hankeanus K000101653 No
Nee [50733] Bolivia Cereus comarapanus K000009603 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images