Lemaireocereus

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Lemaireocereus
Pachycereus hollianus pm.jpg
Lemaireocereus hollianus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Echinocereeae
Genus: Lemaireocereus
Britton & Rose
Type species
Lemaireocereus hollianus
Species

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Lemaireocereus is a genus of cacti native to Central America and Mexico. [1]

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Taxonomy

The genus Lemaireocereus was first published in 1909 by Britton and Rose. Many other species from the genera Armatocereus , Cephalocereus , Stenocereus , Isolatocereus , Marshallocereus , and Lophocereus were included in this genus. At one point, the entire genus was dissolved, but these two species remain. [2]

Species

As of February 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted two species [3] :

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Pachycereus hollianus (5754193394).jpg Lemaireocereus hollianus  [ es ](F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Britton & RoseMexico (Michoacán)
Lemaireocereus lepidanthus  [ de ]Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla)

References

  1. ↑ "Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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