Leucostele

Leucostele is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Leucostele
Leucostele terscheckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Cereeae
Subtribe:Trichocereinae
Genus:Leucostele
Backeb.[1]
Type species
Leucostele atacamensis
Species

See text.

Species

Species of the genus Leucostele according to Plants of the World Online as of July 2023:[1]

imageScientific NameDistribution
Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb.Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.Chile (Cardenal Caro)
Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb.Chile
Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb.Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo)
Leucostele faundezii (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele litoralis (Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso).
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Atacama to Coquimbo)
Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele skottsbergii (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.Argentina
Leucostele tunariensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb.Bolivia
Leucostele undulosa (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele werdermanniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb.Bolivia.

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