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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. 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: 1833; hybrids: 80
= 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; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6423 Genus Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433 (1909)
Distribution: Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
Species listed in database: 20
= Dendrocereus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 113 (1920) (1)
= Neoabbottia Britton & Rose; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 2 (1921)
species :
Leptocereus arboreus Britton & Rose; Torreya 12: 15 (1912)
Distribution: E-Cuba; SC-Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus arboreus (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 65 (1912)
species :
Leptocereus assurgens (Wright) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. assurgens
Distribution: W-Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus assurgens C.Wright ex Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 116 (1866)
= Cereus ekmanii Werderm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 235 (1931)
= Cereus prostratus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 236 (1931)
= Leptocereus ekmanii (Werderm.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 302 (1935)
= Leptocereus prostratus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 79 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. albellus (Areces) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 9): 2 (2020)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptocereus albellus (Areces) D.Barrios & S.Arias; Pl. Syst. Evol. 306(3, 63): 12 (2020)
= Leptocereus albellus (Areces) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 5 (2020), isonym
= Leptocereus assurgens var. albellus Areces; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 90(4): 260 (2018)
subspecies :
subsp. chrysotyrius (Areces) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 9): 2 (2020)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptocereus chrysotyrius Areces; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 90(4): 263 (2018)
species :
Leptocereus bayahibensis Hoxey & Gdaniec; Bradleya 57 (2023)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Leptocereus carinatus Areces; Moscosoa 7: 245 (1993)
Distribution: E-Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Leptocereus cremnophilus Hoxey & Gdaniec; Bradleya 61 (2023)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Leptocereus demissus Areces; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 89(3): 118 (2017)
Distribution: Hispaniola (S-Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Neoabbottia demissa (Areces) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 12): 2 (2021)
species :
Leptocereus gonzaleztorresii D.Barrios; Phytotaxa 722(3): 282 (2025)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Leptocereus grantianus Britton; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 469 (1933)
Name: Sebucan (ES)
Distribution: Puerto Rico (Culebra Isl.)
81 PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus grantianus (Britton) Kelsey & Dayton
= Neoabbottia grantiana (Britton) Buxb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 45 (1966)
species :
Leptocereus leonii Britton & Rose; Torreya 12: 15 (1912)
Distribution: Cuba; Cayman Isl.
81 CAY CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus leonii (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 66 (1912)
species :
Leptocereus nudiflorus (Engelm. ex C.Wright) D.Barrios & S.Arias; Pl. Syst. Evol. 306(3, 63): 12 (2020)
Name: Flor de Copa, Goblet Flower
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus nudiflorus Engelm. ex C.Wright; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 6: 98 (1869)
= Cereus nudiflorus Engelm. ex Sauvalle; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 6: 98 (1869)
= Dendrocereus nudiflorus (Engelm. ex C.Wright) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 113 (1920)
= Dendrocereus undulosus subsp. nudiflorus (Engelm. ex C.Wright) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 9): 2 (2020)
species :
Leptocereus paniculatus (Lam.) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 9: 89 (1991)
Distribution: Hispaniola (SW-Dominican Republic, Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus paniculatus Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 540 (1783)
= Cereus paniculatus (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 466 (1828)
= Neoabbottia paniculata (Lam.) Britton & Rose; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72(9): 3 (1921)
= Neoabbottia paniculata var. humbertii Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 53 (1955)
species :
Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913)
Name: Pitahaya, Sebucán
Distribution: SW-Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada)
81 PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus quadricostatus Bello; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 276 (1881)
= Neoabbottia quadricostata (Bello) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 9): 3 (2020)
species :
Leptocereus rosei Hoxey & Gdaniec; Bradleya 51 (2023)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Leptocereus scopulophilus Areces; Brittonia 45(3): 227 (1993)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Leptocereus septentrionalis Hoxey & Gdaniec; Bradleya 67 (2023)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Leptocereus sylvestris Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 81 (1920)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptocereus maxonii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 80 (1920)
= Leptocereus santamarinae Areces; Brittonia 44(1): 45 (1992)
species :
Leptocereus undulosus (DC.) D.Barrios & Majure; Pl. Syst. Evol. 306(3, 63): 12 (2020)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti, S-Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthocereus undulosus (DC.) Croizat; Caldasia 2: 137 (1943)
= Cereus undulosus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 467 (1828)
= Dendrocereus undulosus (DC.) Britton & Rose; J. New York Bot. Gard. 26: 220 (1925)
species :
Leptocereus velozianus Clase, Y.Encarn., Peguero & Majure; PhytoKeys 172: 23 (2021)
Distribution: Hispaniola (W-Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Neoabbottia veloziana (Clase, Y.Encarn., Peguero & Majure) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 12): 2 (2021)
species :
Leptocereus weingartianus (E.Hartmann ex Dams) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 77 (1920)
Name: Pomme torche (Haiti)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus weingartianus A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 124, 338 (1929), nom. illeg.
= Cereus weingartianus E.Hartmann; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 155 (1904)
= Neoabbottia weingartiana (E.Hartmann) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 9): 3 (2020)
species :
Leptocereus wrightii León; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 14: 136 (1940)
Distribution: N-Cuba
81 CUB
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