Loxanthocereus | |
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Loxanthocereus faustianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
Genus: | Loxanthocereus Backeb. |
Type species | |
Loxanthocereus acanthurus | |
Species | |
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Loxanthocereus is a large genus of cacti native to Peru.
Species of the genus Loxanthocereus according to Plants of the World Online As of July 2023 [update] : [1]
image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
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Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus camanaensis Rauh & Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus clavispinus Rauh & Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus hoffmannii F.Ritter | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) Lodé | Peru | |
Cleistocactus hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus jajoanus (Backeb.) Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus peculiaris Rauh & Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus sulcifer Rauh & Backeb. | Peru | |
Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter | Peru | |
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