Leucostele

Leucostele atacamensis

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: Leucostele
Species: L. atacamensis – L. bolligeriana – L. chiloensis – L. coquimbana – L. deserticola – L. faundezii – L. litoralis – L. nigripilis – L. pectinifera – L. skottsbergii – L. terscheckii – L. tunariensis – L. undulosa – L. werdermanniana

Name

Leucostele Backeb. (1953)

• Type species: Leucostele rivieri Backeb. (1953)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Echinopsis sect. Leucostele (Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta, Succulentopi@ 14: 11. (2015)

• Heterotypic
  • Trichocereus [infragen. unranked] Cephalloideae Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 38. 1935 [1], nom. inval.
    • Type species: T. cephalopasacana Frič ex Kreuz., nom. inval.
  • Trichocereus [infragen. unranked] Columnare Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 38. 1935 [2], nom. inval.
    • Type species: non design.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C. 1953. Kakt. und andere Sukkulent. 1953: 36.

Additional references

• Guerrero, P.C. & Walter, H.E. 2019. Nomenclatural novelties and a new species in Chilean Cactaceae. Phytotaxa 392(1): 89-92. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.392.1.11 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 
• Schlumpberger, B.O. & Renner, S.S. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of Echinopsis (Cactaceae): Polyphyly at all levels and convergent evolution of pollination modes and growth forms. American Journal of Botany 99(8): 1335-1349. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100288 PDF. Reference page. 
• Schlumpberger, B.O. 2012. New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 28: 29–31. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Leucostele in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leucostele. Published online. Accessed: Nov 08 2021. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Leucostele in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Leucostele. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 June 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Leucostele. 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 Nov 08. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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