Cactaceae
Cleistocactus

Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt

First published in Bradleya 6: 100 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia (Santa Cruz). It is a succulent subshrub or lithophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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?
Heppen, F.N. [7385] South Africa Cleistocactus aureispinus K:SPC-65021.000 No
Borzicactus aureispinus K:SPC-50739.000 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images