Cactaceae
Borzicactus

Borzicactus icosagonus (Kunth) Britton & Rose

First published in Cact. 2: 160 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to Peru. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Cleistocactus icosagonus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-50749.000 No
KK [268] Seticereus icosagonus K:SPC-73466.000 No
Peru Seticereus icosagonus K:SPC-49014.000 No
Madsen [61105] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102059 No
Hutchison [1577] Peru Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102063 No
Rose [23029] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102056 No
Madsen [75903] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102060 No
Hutchison [1595] Peru Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102062 No
Hunt; Supthut; Madsen [89127] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102061 No
Cleistocactus icosagonus K:SPC-76984.000 No
Madsen [61105] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102058 No
Madsen [61147] Ecuador Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102057 No
Hutchison; Wright [6629] Peru Cleistocactus icosagonus K000102064 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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