Cactaceae
Cleistocactus

Cleistocactus pungens F.Ritter

First published in Taxon 13: 115 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Charles, G. & al. (2012). NCL updates etc. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives: Bulletin of the International Cactaceae Systematics Group 28: 16-28.
  • Lowry, M. (2016). A synopsis of the genus Cleistocactus Lemaire (Cactaceae). Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 34: 148-186.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Charles, G. & al. (2012). NCL updates etc. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives: Bulletin of the International Cactaceae Systematics Group 28: 16-28.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0