406.0000
Family
Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6101
Genus
Armatocereus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 3: 4 (1934)
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Species listed in database: 7
species :
Armatocereus cartwrightianus
(Britton & Rose) Backeb. ex W.Hill; Blätt. Kakteenf. 3: 4, nomen, et Blätter Kakteenforsch.1935, Pt. 1, p. 7 (1934)
Name: Cardon
Distribution: S-Ecuador; N-Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus cartwrightianus var. longispinus Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 14 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Armatocereus mocupensis H.Johnson; (nomen)
= Cereus cartwrightianus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 77 (1931)
= Lemaireocereus cartwrightianus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 100 (1920)
species :
Armatocereus godingianus
(Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. No. 12, Anhang 12, p. 2, et Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938, No. 3, Veg. u. Standortbild. p. I (1937)
subspecies :
subsp. godingianus
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lemaireocereus godingianus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 91 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. brevispinus
(Madsen) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 9 (2002)
Distribution: Ecuador (Catamayo to Loja)
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus brevispinus Madsen; Fl. Ecuador 35(45): 9 (1989)
species :
Armatocereus laetus
(Kunth) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 1: 7 ex A. W. Hill (1935)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus ghiesbreghtii (K.Schum.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1274 (1981)
= Armatocereus ghiesbreghtii (K.Schum.) F.Ritter ex M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2022(1)-4: 1 (2022)
= Armatocereus jungo Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 1: 7 (1935)
= Armatocereus neolaetus Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 174 (1981) (nom. nov., without repl. syn. ref.)
= Cactus laetus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 68 (1823)
= Cereus ghiesbreghtii K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 81 (1897)
= Cereus laetus (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 466 (1828)
= Lemaireocereus laetus (Kunth) Britton & Rose; J. New York Bot. Gard. 20: 157 (1919)
species :
Armatocereus matucanensis
Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 176, 411 (1935) ex A. W. Hill
Distribution: S-Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus arboreus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 13 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Armatocereus churinensis Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 13 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Armatocereus ghiesbreghtii var. oligogonus (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1275 (1981)
= Armatocereus mataranus F.Ritter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 45: 117 (1966), designat. typi omissa, et Succulenta 46: 23 (1967), cum typo.
= Armatocereus mataranus subsp. ancashensis (F.Ritter) Ostolaza; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Armatocereus mataranus var. ancashensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1276 (1981)
= Armatocereus oligogonus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 13 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Lemaireocereus matucanensis (Backeb.) W.T.Marshall; Cactaceae [Marshall & Bock] 82 (1941)
species :
Armatocereus procerus
Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 13 (1957)
Distribution: S-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus confusus F.Ritter
= Armatocereus nazcaensis H.Johnst.; (nomen)
= Armatocereus procerus var. armatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1277 (1981)
species :
Armatocereus rauhii
Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 13 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. rauhii
Distribution: Peru (Huancabamba)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus rupicola F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1278 (1981)
= Armatocereus maranonensis Krainz
subspecies :
subsp. balsasensis
(F.Ritter) Ostolaza; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 8 (1998)
Distribution: Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus arduus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1271 (1981)
= Armatocereus balsasensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1271 (1981)
= Armatocereus rauhii var. balsasensis F.Ritter; (nomen)
species :
Armatocereus riomajensis
Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 13 (1956 publ. 1957)
Distribution: S-Peru (Rio Majes)
83 PER
