Cactaceae
Loxanthocereus

Loxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb.

First published in Stachlige Wildnis: 187 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pauca, A., Quipuscoa, A. & Quipuscoa, V. (2017). Catálogo de las cactáceas del departemento de Arequipa, Perú. Arnaldoa 24: 447-496.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stafford [0] Peru Cleistocactus sextonianus K000251560 No
Cleistocactus sextonianus K:SPC-75050.000 No
Stafford [1153] Peru Cleistocactus sextonianus K000251583 No
Cleistocactus sextonianus K:SPC-73683.000 No
Cleistocactus sextonianus K:SPC-77007.000 No
Cleistocactus sextonianus K:SPC-65017.000 No
Cleistocactus sextonianus K:SPC-75067.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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