Cleistocactus brookeae

Cleistocactus brookeae subsp. brookeae

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: Cleistocactus
Species: Cleistocactus brookeae
Subspecies: C. b. subsp. brookeae – C. b. subsp. vulpis-cauda –

Name edit

Cleistocactus brookeae Cárdenas, 1952.

Note edit

The specific epithet honors the plant collector from Bolivia Miss Winifred M. Brooke.

Synonyms edit

  • Cleistocactus brookeae var. flavispinus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 680. 1980 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014

Distribution edit

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

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

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Vernacular names edit

svenska: Guldkaktus
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