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Ver. 19.2
March 25th, 2024

412.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 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: 1780; hybrids: 77
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl.: 142 (1821)
= Nopaleaceae Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; S. Gérardin de Mirecourt & N. A. Desvaux, Dict. Rais. Bot.: 52, 385 (1817)
412.5862 Genus Cleistocactus Lem.; Illustr. Hort. 8: Misc. 35 (1861)
Distribution: S-Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, W-Brazil, N-Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Species listed in database: 17; hybrids: 1
= Akersia Buining; Succulenta (Netherl.) 1961: 25 (1961)
= Cephalocleistocactus Ritter; Succulenta 1959: 108 (1959)
= Cleistocereus Fric & Kreuz.; Succulenta (Netherl.) 18: 120 (1936)
= Samaipaticereus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (USA) 24: 141 (1952)
= Seticleistocactus Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. III, 13 (1963)
= Yungasocereus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 668 (1980)
species :
Cleistocactus aurantiacus M.Lowry; CactusWorld 43(3): 231-235 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.; Hortic. 8: Misc. 35 (1861)
subspecies :
subsp. baumannii
Name: Firecracker Cactus, Scarlet Bugler
Distribution: E-Bolivia; Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Aporocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 7(Misc.): 67 (1860)
= Aporocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 7(Misc.): 67 (1860)
= Cactus flavispinus Colla; Hortus Ripul.: 24 (1824)
= Cereus baumannii Lem.; Hortic. Univ. (1844) 126, 315, ex Lem. Jard. Fleur. 1: (1851) t. 48
= Cereus baumannii var. colubrinus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 113 (1897)
= Cereus baumannii var. flavispinus K.Schum.; Gesamtb. Kakt. 133 (1897) (non Salm-Dyck)
= Cereus colubrinus Otto; Förster, Handb. Cacteenk.: 409 (1846)
= Cereus colubrinus var. flavispinus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2: 215 (1850)
= Cereus flavispinus (Colla) Haw. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 334 (1840), nom. illeg.
= Cereus flavispinus Salm-Dyck; Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. 3: 5 (1822)
= Cereus flavispinus var. hexagonus Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck.: 63 (1834)
= Cereus grossei Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 18: 8 (1908), nom. nud.
= Cereus subtortuosus C.F.Först.; Handb. Kakteenk. 409 (1846)
= Cereus tweediei Hook.; Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4498 (1850)
= Cleistocactus aureispinus Fric; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 43: 267 (1928)
= Cleistocactus baumannii var. colubrinus (Otto ex C.F.Först.) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 266 (1909)
= Cleistocactus baumannii var. flavispinus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 266 (1909)
= Cleistocactus baumannii var. grossei (Weing.) W.T.Marshall; W. T. Marshall & T. M. Bock, Cactaceae Ill. Keys: 106 (1941), nom. inval.
= Cleistocactus bruneispinus Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1001 (1959)
= Cleistocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Foerster) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 8(Misc.): 35 (1861)
= Cleistocactus colubrinus var. flavispinus (Salm-Dyck) Borg; Cacti: 150 (1937)
= Cleistocactus colubrinus var. grossei (Weing.) Borg; Cacti: 150 (1937), nom. inval.
= Cleistocactus flavispinus (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1000 (1959)
= Cleistocactus grossei (Weing.) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 189 (1936), nom. inval.
= Cleistocactus jugatiflorus Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3685 (1962)
= Echinopsis baumannii (Lem.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 37 (2013)
subspecies :
subsp. horstii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 15 (1998)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus horstii P.J.Braun; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 33(10): 208 (1982)
= Echinopsis horstii (P.J.Braun) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
subspecies :
subsp. santacruzensis (Backeb.) Mottram; Cact. Succ. J. (USA) 61(4): 156 (1989)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus anguinus Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakt. 17: 166 (1907)
= Cleistocactus anguinus (Gürke) Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 175 (1920)
= Cleistocactus baumannii subsp. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(2): 84 (1995)
= Cleistocactus baumannii subsp. chacoanus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(2): 84 (1995)
= Cleistocactus baumannii subsp. croceiflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(2): 84 (1995)
= Cleistocactus baumannii var. paraguariensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherl.) 74(2): 84 (1995)
= Cleistocactus chacoanus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 671 (1980)
= Cleistocactus chacoanus var. santacruzensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 672 (1980)
= Cleistocactus croceiflorus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 272 (1979)
= Cleistocactus grossei Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 17 (1957)
= Cleistocactus paraguariensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 1: 273 (1979)
= Cleistocactus santacruzensis Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 89 (1966)
= Echinopsis santacruzensis (Backeb.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 40 (2013)
species :
Cleistocactus brookeae Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 144 (1952) (brookei)
subspecies :
subsp. brookeae
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus brookeae var. flavispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 680 (1980)
= Cleistocactus wendlandiorum Backeb.; Kakt. & Sukkulent. 6: 115 (1955)
subspecies :
subsp. vulpis-cauda (F.Ritter & Cullmann) Mottram; Cactac. Syst. Init. 13: 10 (2002)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tomina Prov.)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda F.Ritter & Cullmann; Kakt. & Sukkulent. 13: 38 (1962)
species :
Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 146 (1952)
subspecies :
subsp. candelilla
Distribution: Bolivia (Potosí, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus candelilla var. pojoensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 147 (1952)
= Cleistocactus dependens Cardenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 143 (1952)
= Cleistocactus pojoensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1003 (1959)
= Echinopsis candelilla (Cárdenas) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
= Seticleistocactus dependens (Cárdenas) Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 406 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. piraymirensis (Cárdenas) Mottram; Cactac. Syst. Init. 13:10 (2002)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus piraymirensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 78 (1961)
= Seticleistocactus piraymirensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 13 (1963)
= Cleistocactus muyurinensis F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 114 (1964)
species :
Cleistocactus corroanus (Cárdenas) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1001 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia (Samaipata)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Samaipaticereus corroanus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 141 (1952)
species :
Cleistocactus guentheri (Kupper) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1001 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Espostoa guentheri (Kupper) Buxb. ex Eggli; Novon 15(2): 277 (2005)
= Cephalocereus guentheri Kupper; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. 3: 159 (1931)
= Cereus guentheri (Kupper) Werderm.; Backeb., Neue Kakteen: 72 (1931), nom. illeg.
= Echinopsis guentheri (Kupper) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
= Espostoa guentheri (Kupper) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. cvi. 155 (1959)
= Vatricania guentheri (Kupper) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 149(1951)
species :
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.; Cleistoc.: 5 (1904)
subspecies :
subsp. hyalacanthus
Distribution: SE-Bolivia; Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus hyalacanthus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 101 (1897)
= Cleistocactus hyalacanthus Backeb.; Veröff. Deutsch. Kakt.-Ges. 5: 50 (1942), nom. illeg.
= Cleistocactus jujuyensis (Backeb.) Backeb.; Beitr. Sukkulentenk. u. -pflege, 50 (1942)
= Cleistocactus jujuyensis var. fulvus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 480 (1980)
= Cleistocactus strausii var. fricii (Dörfl.) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1015 (1959)
= Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis Backeb.; Cact. J. (London) 3: 25 (1934)
= Demnosa strausii var. luteispina Fric; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 44: 170 (1929)
= Echinopsis nothohyalacantha Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
= Pilocereus jujuyensis (Backeb.) Anon.; Cact. & Vetpl. (Amsterdam) 8: 5 (1942)
= Pilocereus strausii var. fricii Dörfl.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 55 (1930)
subspecies :
subsp. tarijensis (Cárdenas) Mottram; Cactac. Syst. Init. 13:11 (2002)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija, Mendez Prov.)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus tarijensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 54 (1956)
= Cleistocactus compactus Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Cleistocactus hildegardiae F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 685 (1980)
species :
Cleistocactus inquisivensis (Cárdenas) N.P.Taylor; Ann. Bot. 132(5): 1001 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia (Yungas, Inquisivi)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Yungasocereus inquisivensis (Cárdenas) F.Ritter ex Eggli; Novon 15(2): 277 (2005)
= Yungasocereus inquisivensis (Cárdenas) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 669 (1980)
= Samaipaticereus inquisivensis Cárdenas; Cactus, Paris, No. 57, 246 (1957)
species :
Cleistocactus laniceps (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Soc. Centr. Agric. Hort. Acclim. Nice 44: 32 (1904)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tunari, Cochabamba)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus laniceps (K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 3: 132 (1932)
= Cereus laniceps K.Schum.; Gesamtb. Kakt. 1: 93 (1897)
= Cleistocactus laniceps var. plurispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 673 (1980)
= Echinopsis laniceps (K.Schum.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 38 (2021)
species :
Cleistocactus luribayensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 59 (1956)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus glaucus F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 114 (1964)
= Cleistocactus glaucus var. plurispinus F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 114 (1964)
= Cleistocactus granjaensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 687 (1980)
species :
Cleistocactus morawetzianus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. 1: 77 (1936), H. Blossf. in Kakteenkunde 99, descr. ampl. (1937)
Distribution: Peru (Ayacucho)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus apurimacensis H.Johnson ex Backeb.; (1966)
= Cleistocactus luminosus H.Johnson ex Backeb.; (1966)
= Cleistocactus morawetzianus var. pycnacanthus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Cleistocactus pycnacanthus (Rauh & Backeb.) Backeb.; Kakteenlex.: 88 (1966)
= Cleistocactus villaazulensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1359 (1981)
= Corryocactus heteracanthus Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 12 (1957)
= Echinopsis morawetziana (Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
species :
Cleistocactus parviflorus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Soc. Centr. Agric. Hort. Acclim. Nice 44: 32 (1904)
Distribution: Bolivia (Comarapa)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus areolatus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 100 (1897)
= Cereus parviflorus K.Schum.; Gesamtb. Kakt. 1: 100 (1897)
= Cleistocactus areolatus (K.Schum.) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 264 (1909)
= Cleistocactus areolatus var. herzogianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1005 (1959)
= Cleistocactus fusiflorus Cárdenas; Cactus, Paris, No. 57, 252 (1957)
= Cleistocactus herzogianus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. Pt. 6, p. 4 (1934)
= Cleistocactus ianthinus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 57 (1956)
= Cleistocactus parviflorus var. aiquilensis F.Ritter; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 14: 104 (1963)
= Cleistocactus parviflorus var. comarapanus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 683 (1980)
= Cleistocactus parviflorus var. herzogianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 5 (1963)
= Cleistocactus vallegrandensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 75 (1961)
= Echinopsis parviflora (K.Schum.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 39 (2013)
species :
Cleistocactus pungens F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 115 (1964)
Distribution: Peru (Ayacucho, Apurimac)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus brevispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1360 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus brevispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Sitz. Heidelb. Akad. Wiss., 317 (1958)
species :
Cleistocactus reae Cárdenas; Cactus, Paris, No. 57, 251 (1957)
Distribution: Bolivia (Inquisivi)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocleistocactus chrysocephalus F.Ritter; Succulenta (Netherl.) 109 (1959)
= Cephalocleistocactus schattatianus Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 5 (1963)
= Cleistocactus chrysocephalus (F.Ritter) Mottram; Cactac. Syst. Init. 13:11 (2002)
= Cleistocactus varispinus F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 114 (1964)
species :
Cleistocactus ritteri Backeb. ex Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 7): 1 (2020)
Distribution: Bolivia (Yungas)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocleistocactus ritteri (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3691 (1962)
= Cleistocactus ritteri Backeb.; Kakt. & Sukkulent. 10: 163 (1959)
species :
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 174 (1920)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tarija); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus baumannii var. smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 134 (1897)
= Cereus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus F.A.C.Weber; Bois, Dict. Hort. 1: 281 (1894)
= Cereus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Speg.; Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 482 (1905)
= Cleistocactus azerensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 74 (1961)
= Cleistocactus ferrarii R.Kiesling; Hickenia 2(7): 37 (1984)
= Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 182 (1952)
= Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. flavispinus Borg; Cacti: 151 (1937)
= Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. gracilior Backeb.; Kakteenlex.: 89 (1966), nom. inval.
= Echinopsis smaragdiflora (F.A.C.Weber) Anceschi & Magli; Cactusinhabitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 39 (2021)
species :
Cleistocactus tupizensis (Vaupel) Backeb.; Kakteenfreund 3: 123 (1934), Issue 146, et Beitr. Sukkulentenk. u. -pflege, 52 (1942)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocleistocactus pallidus Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 79 (1966)
= Cereus tupizensis Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 26: 124 (1916)
= Cleistocactus angosturensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 60 (1956)
= Cleistocactus ayopayanus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 58 (1956)
= Cleistocactus buchtienii Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 3: 25 (1934), nomen, et Backeb. & Knuth,Kaktus-ABC, 189, 411 (1935), descr.
= Cleistocactus buchtienii var. flavispinus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 182 (1952)
= Cleistocactus orthogonus Cárdenas; Cactus, Paris 14: No. 64, 161 (1959)
= Cleistocactus palhuayensis F.Ritter & Shahori; F. Ritter, Kakteen Südamer. 2: 688 (1980)
= Cleistocactus palhuayensis var. camachoensis F.Ritter & Shahori; F. Ritter, Kakteen Südamer. 2: 688 (1980)
= Cleistocactus ressinianus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 55 (1956)
= Cleistocactus sucrensis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 148 (1952)
= Cleistocactus tupizensis var. sucrensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1012 (1959)
= Cleistocactus viridiflorus Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 5 (1963)
= Echinopsis buchtienii (Backeb.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 37 (2013)
species :
Cleistocactus ×rojoi Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 56 (1956)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
Remarks: Cleistocactus brookeae x Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus villamontesii Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 76 (1961)
= Cleistocactus villamontesii var. longiflorior Backeb.; Kakteenlex.: 90 (1966)
= Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus f. rojoi (Cárdenas) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 678 (1980)
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