Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
First published in Cact. 2: 174 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to NW. Argentina. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cereus baumannii var. smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum. in Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 134 (1897)
- Cereus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus F.A.C.Weber in D.G.J.Bois, Dict. Hort. 1: 281 (1894)
- Cereus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Speg. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 482 (1905)
- Echinopsis smaragdiflora (F.A.C.Weber) Anceschi & Magli in Cactusinhabitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 39 (2021)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cleistocactus azerensis Cárdenas in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 74 (1961)
- Cleistocactus ferrarii R.Kiesling in Hickenia 2: 37 (1984)
- Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cárdenas in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 182 (1952)
- Cleistocactus rojoi Cárdenas in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 56 (1956)
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. flavispinus Borg in Cacti: 151 (1937)
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. gracilior Backeb. in Kakteenlex.: 89 (1966), not validly publ.
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus f. rojoi (Cárdenas) F.Ritter in Kakteen Südamerika 2: 678 (1980)
- Cleistocactus villamontesii Cárdenas in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 76 (1961)
- Cleistocactus villamontesii var. longiflorior Backeb. in Kakteenlex.: 90 (1966)
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.
- Lowry, M. (2016). A synopsis of the genus Cleistocactus Lemaire (Cactaceae). Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 34: 148-186.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer [48], Argentina | K000251576 | No | |||
| Shafer [69], Argentina | K000251577 | No | |||
| Ritter [FR837], Argentina | 75057.000 | No | |||
| 77100.000 | No | ||||
| Cleistocactus rojoi | 76916.000 | No | |||
| De Herdt [s.n.] | Cleistocactus villamontesii | 6049.295 | No | ||
| Cleistocactus villamontesii | 77057.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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
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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