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: 1809; 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; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6103
Genus
Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433 (1909)
Distribution: Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
Species listed in database: 19
= 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 grantianus
Britton; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 469 (1933)
Name: Sebucan
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
