Leucostele

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

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Leucostele in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 08. Reference page.

Leucostele Backeb. (1953)

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

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, 2^nd Edition

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.
Schlumpberger, B.O. 2012. New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 28: 29–31.
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.

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