Borzicactus acanthurus

Borzicactus acanthurus
Borzicactus acanthurus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Borzicactus
Species: Borzicactus acanthurus
Subspecies: B. a. subsp. acanthurus – B. a. subsp. faustianus – B. a. subsp. pullatus

Name edit

Borzicactus acanthurus (Vaupel) Britton & Rose, 1920

    • Holotype: Peru, Lima: “near Matucana, a station of the railway from Lima to Oroya” [protologue, translated]; “among rocks with sparse vegetation”, alt. 2370 m, 1 Nov 1902, A. Weberbauer 1699 (B - spirit 810006701).

Synonyms edit

  • Cereus acanthurus Vaupel in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 13. 1913 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): 24. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Binghamia acanthura (Vaupel) Borg, Cacti, ed. 2: 185. 1951 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt in Bradleya 5: 92. 1987 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Echinopsis acanthura (Vaupel) Molinari in Succulentopi@ 13: 18. 2015 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
    • Cereus eriotrichus Werderm. & Backeb., Neue Kakteen: 80. 1931 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Borzicactus eriotrichus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb. in Kakteen-Freund 3: 121. 1934 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Binghamia eriotricha (Werderm. & Backeb.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 2: 185. 1951 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus eriotrichus Backeb., Neue Kakteen: 80. 1931 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus keller-badensis Backeb. & Krainz in Sukkulentenkunde 2: 22. 1948 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Borzicactus keller-badensis (Backeb. & Krainz) Krainz, Städtische Sukkulentensammlung Zürich, Kat. Kult. Stehenden Art., ed. 2: 39. 1967 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus acanthurus var. ferox Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 19. 1951 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus canetensis Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. canetensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza in Cact. World 25: 218. 2007 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Echinopsis acanthura subsp. canetensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari in Succulentopi@ 13: 18. 2015 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus erigens Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Cleistocactus erigens (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza in Cact. World 25: 219. 2007 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Echinopsis erigens (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari in Succulentopi@ 13: 19. 2015 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
    • Loxanthocereus eulalianus Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus cantaensis Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 314. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus eulaliensis Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 317. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus gracilispinus Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 307. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus multifloccosus Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 309. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus pullatus var. brevispinus Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 316. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus cullmannianus Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3674. 1962 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus neglectus F.Ritter in Taxon 13(3): 116. 1964 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus neglectus var. chimbotensis F.Ritter in Taxon 13(3): 116. 1964 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus bicolor F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1455. 1981 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus convergens F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1456. 1981 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Loxanthocereus eremiticus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1459. 1981 syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Loxanthocereus pacaranensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1468. 1981 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Haageocereus pacaranensis F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Haageocereus convergens F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Haageocereus eremiticus F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Haageocereus imperialensis F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Haageocereus neglectus F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Haageocereus pacaranensis var. tenuispinus F.Ritter syn. sec. Tropicos

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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