Leucostele

Leucostele
Leucostele terscheckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Trichocereinae
Genus: Leucostele
Backeb.[1]
Type species
Leucostele atacamensis
Species

See text.

Leucostele is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Species

Species of the genus Leucostele according to Plants of the World Online as of July 2023:[1]

image Scientific Name Distribution
Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb. Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb. Chile (Cardenal Caro)
Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb. Chile
Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb. Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo)
Leucostele faundezii (Albesiano) Schlumpb. Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele litoralis (Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso).
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter Chile (Atacama to Coquimbo)
Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb. Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele skottsbergii (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb. Argentina
Leucostele tunariensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb. Bolivia
Leucostele undulosa (Albesiano) Schlumpb. Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele werdermanniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb. Bolivia.

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucostele Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-30.