Espostoa

Espostoa lanata

Taxonavigation

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: Espostoa
Species: E. blossfeldiorum – E. calva – E. cremnophila – E. frutescens – E. hylaea – E. lanata – E. melanostele – E. mirabilis – E. senilis – E. superba – E. utcubambensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Espostoa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page.

Name

Espostoa Britton & Rose (1920)

• Type species: E. lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

• Binghamia Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 167. 1920, nom. illeg. non J.Agardh (1894).
• Pseudoespostoa Backeb., Cact. J. (Croydon) 1: 52. 1933; Blätt. Kakteenf. 1834: gen. 104. 1934.
• Thrixanthocereus Backeb., Blätt. Kakt.-Forsch. 1937: Nachtr. 15 (1937) (1)
• Vatricania Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (US) 22: 154 (1950)

Hybrids

• × Espocana P.V.Heath
• × Espostingia G.D.Rowley
• × Espostocactus Mottram
• × Haagespostoa G.D.Rowley
• × Weberbostoa G.D.Rowley

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1920. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 2. 239 pp. + 39 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 2: 60

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Espostoa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Espostoa. Published online. Accessed: Apr 22 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Espostoa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Espostoa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Espostoa. Accessed: 22 Apr 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Espostoa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2009-Jun-02.
• Espostoa – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

suomi: Villakaktukset
русский: Эспостоя, эспостоа

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