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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 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: 1781; 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)
412.5869 Genus Borzicactus Riccob.; Boll. R. Ort. Palermo 8: 261 (1909) (4)
Distribution: Andes. Valid genus according to molecular results. Loxanthocereus is frequently kept separate.
Species listed in database: 23
= Bolivicereus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (US 23: 91 (1951)
= Borzicactella Ritter; Kakteen
= Binghamia Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 16 (1920)
= Clistanthocereus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. Teil 1 (Mai) Blatt 24, in adnot. (1937)
= Demnosa Fric; Moller´s Deutsch. Gartner-Zeit. 44: 170 (1929)
= Hildewintera Ritter; Kakt. and. Sukk. 17: 11 (1966)
= Loxanthocereus Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): 24 (1937)
= Maritimocereus Akers & Buining; Succulenta (Netherl.) 49 (1950)
= Winteria Ritter; Kakt. and. Sukk. 13: 4 (1962) (non Murray)
= Winterocereus Backeb.; Kakteenlexikon, 455 (1966)
species :
Borzicactus acanthurus (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 161 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. acanthurus
Distribution: Peru (near Lima)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Binghamia acanthura (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti, ed. 2, 185 (1951)
= Binghamia eriotricha (Werderm. & Backeb.) Borg; Cacti, ed. 2, 185 (1951)
= Borzicactus eriotrichus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.; Kakteen-Freund 3: 121 (1934)
= Borzicactus keller-badensis (Backeb. & Krainz) Krainz; Städtische Sukkulentensammlung Zürich, Kat. Kult. Stehenden Art.: 39 (1967)
= Cereus acanthurus Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: Beibl. 111, 13 (1913)
= Cereus eriotrichus Werderm. & Backeb.; Backeb. Neue Kakteen, 80 (1931), et Fedde, Repert. 30: 61 (1932)
= Cleistocactus acanthurus (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 5: 92 (1987)
= Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. canetensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cact. World 25: 218 (2007)
= Cleistocactus erectispinus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cactus Succ. J. 21: 92 (2003)
= Cleistocactus erigens (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; CactusWorld 25(4): 219 (2007)
= Echinopsis acanthura (Vaupel) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 18 (2015)
= Echinopsis acanthura subsp. canetensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 18 (2015)
= Echinopsis erectispina (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
= Echinopsis erigens (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
= Haageocereus convergens F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus eremiticus F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus imperialensis F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus neglectus F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus pacaranensis F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus pacaranensis var. tenuispinus F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus paradoxus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 21 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): 24 (1937)
= Loxanthocereus acanthurus var. ferox Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 19 (1951)
= Loxanthocereus bicolor F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1455 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus canetensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus cantaensis Rauh & Backeb.; Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1958: 314 (1958)
= Loxanthocereus convergens F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1456 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus cullmannianus Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3674 (1962)
= Loxanthocereus erectispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus eremiticus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1459 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus erigens Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus eriotrichus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 4(11): 4 (1937)
= Loxanthocereus eulalianus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14 (?1956 publ. 1957), sphalm.
= Loxanthocereus eulaliensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 14 (1957) (eulalianus), et Rauh, Beitr. Kenntn. Peruan. Kakteenveg. (Sitz. Heidelb. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Nat., Abh. 1) 317 (1958)
= Loxanthocereus gracilispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus keller-badensis Backeb. & Krainz; Sukkulentenk.: Jahrb. Schweiz. Kakt.-Ges. 2: 22 (1948)
= Loxanthocereus multifloccosus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 16 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus neglectus F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 116 (1964)
= Loxanthocereus neglectus var. chimbotensis F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 116 (1964)
= Loxanthocereus pacaranensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1468 (1981)
subspecies :
subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Peru (Rimac Valley, Santa Eulalia Valley)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus faustianus Backeb.; Desert 5: 4 (1933), Issue 140, Backeb. in Backeb. & F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 193, 411 (1935)
= Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Cleistocactus acanthurus var. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 14(4): 171 (1996)
= Echinopsis acanthura subsp. faustiana (Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 19 (2015)
= Haageocereus faustianus (Backeb.) F.Ritter
= Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Stachlige Wildnis, 187 (1942)
subspecies :
subsp. pullatus (Rauh & Backeb.) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 26: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Peru (Jicamarca, Santa Clara, Manchay, Picapidera, Caracoles)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. pullatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Cleistocactus acanthurus var. pullatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 14(4): 171 (1996)
= Echinopsis acanthura subsp. pullata (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 18 (2015)
= Loxanthocereus acanthurus subsp. pullatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; CactusWorld 27(1): 46 (2009)
= Loxanthocereus pullatus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus pullatus var. brevispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus pullatus var. fulviceps Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Borzicactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) G.D.Rowley; Repert. Pl. Succ. (I. O. S.) 24: 6 (1973 publ. 1975)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Florida Prov.)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivicereus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 35(122): 173 (2023)
= Bolivicereus simius-cauda Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 34(121): 91 (2022), nom. nov. illeg. for Hildewintera colademononis
= Borzicactus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Lodé; Cact.-Avent. Int. 97: 2 (2013 publ. 2012)
= Cleistocactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 5: 92 (1987), non Fric (1928)
= Cleistocactus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Mottram; CactusWorld 24(1): 21 (2006)
= Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 6: 100 (1988), nom. nov.
= Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademono D.R.Hunt; Cactac. Syst. Init. 20: 14 (2005), nom. nov.
= Hildewintera aureispina (F.Ritter) F.Ritter ex G.D.Rowley; Regnum Veg. 54: 15 (1968)
= Hildewintera colademononis Diers & Krahn; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 54(8): 221 (2003)
= Loxanthocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Buxb.; Kakteen 57: CV b (1974), no basionym page.
= Winteria aureispina F.Ritter; Kakt. & Sukkulent. 13: 4 (1962)
= Winterocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 455 (1966)
= Winterocereus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Metzing & R.Kiesling; Taxon 56(1): 227 (2007)
species :
Borzicactus fieldianus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 4: 278 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. fieldianus
Distribution: Peru (Ancash)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus cajamarcensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1375 (1981)
= Borzicactus calviflorus F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 118 (1964)
= Borzicactus fieldianus subsp. cajamarcensis (F.Ritter) Lodé; Int. Cact. Advent. 31(1): 20 (2019)
= Cleistocactus fieldianus (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 5: 92 (1987)
= Clistanthocereus calviflorus (F.Ritter) Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 91 (1966)
= Clistanthocereus fieldianus (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. Teil 1 (Mai) Blatt 24, in adnot. (1937)
= Echinopsis fieldiana (Britton & Rose) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 18 (2015)
subspecies :
subsp. tessellatus (Akers & Buining) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: NC-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus fieldianus var. tessellatus (Akers & Buining) Krainz ex F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1377 (1981)
= Borzicactus tessellatus Akers & Buining; Succulenta (Netherl.) 81 (1954)
= Cleistocactus fieldianus subsp. tessellatus (Akers & Buining) Ostolaza; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Clistanthocereus tessellatus (Akers & Buining) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 939 (1959)
= Echinopsis fieldiana subsp. tessellata (Akers & Buining) Molinari & Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 19 (2015)
species :
Borzicactus hoffmannii (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus hoffmannii G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 20: 12 (2005)
= Echinopsis hoffmannii (G.J.Charles) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
= Loxanthocereus hoffmannii F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1461 (1981)
species :
Borzicactus hoxeyi G.J.Charles; Bradleya 31: 27 (2013)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Loxanthocereus hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) Lodé; Cact.-Avent. Int. 101: 14 (2014)
= Loxanthocereus hoxeyi subsp. grandis Hoxey; Bradleya 38: 18 (2020)
species :
Borzicactus hutchisonii G.J.Charles; Bradleya 28: 3 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Borzicactus hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus clavispinus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. Y. 16(3): 133 (1998)
= Cleistocactus hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 16(3): 133 (1998)
= Cleistocactus peculiaris (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 16(3): 129 (1998)
= Echinopsis hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 38 (2021)
= Echinopsis peculiaris (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 20 (2015)
= Haageocereus andinus F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus deserticola F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus hystrix F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus montanus F.Ritter; (nom. nud.)
= Haageocereus peculiaris (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; C. Backeberg, Descr. Erort. Taxa Fragen Sp. 14 (1958)
= Loxanthocereus clavispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 15 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus hystrix Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 15 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus hystrix var. brunnescens Rauh; Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1958(1): 312 (1958)
= Loxanthocereus peculiaris Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus ×deserticola F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1458 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus ×ferrugineus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 15 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus ×montanus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1463 (1981)
species :
Borzicactus icosagonus (Kunth) Britton & Rose; Cact. 2: 160 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. icosagonus
Distribution: S-Ecuador; N-Peru
83 ECU PER
Remarks: often included in Matucana
Synonyms: hidden
= Binghamia aurivilla (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. Pt. 1, p. 7 (1935)
= Binghamia icosagona (Kunth) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 197 (1935)
= Borzicactus aurivillus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 163, 226 (1920)
= Borzicactus crassiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Lodé; Cact.-Avent. Int. 98(Suppl.): 3 (2013)
= Borzicactus ×crassiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cactus Perú 266 (2014)
= Borzicactus icosagonus f. aurantiaciflorus (Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 15: C Vb (1960)
= Cactus icosagonus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H. B. K.] 6: 67 (1823)
= Cereus aurivillus K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 13: 67 (1903)
= Cereus icosagonus (Kunth) DC.; Prod. 3: 467 (1828)
= Cereus isogonus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 102 (1897)
= Cleistocactus ×crassiserpens Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Cleistocactus icosagonus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber; Cleistocactus: 6 (1904)
= Loxanthocereus crassiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3674 (1962)
= Loxanthocereus trujilloensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1472 (1981)
= Matucana icosagona (Kunth) Buxb.; Kakteen 54: CVb (1973)
= Seticereus aurivillus Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(2): 14 (1937)
= Seticereus ferrugineus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. Teil 2 (Okt.), Blatt 14, Kakt. u. Sukkulent. 1937, 185 (1937)
= Seticereus icosagonus (K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(2): 14 (1937)
= Seticereus icosagonus var. aurantiaciflorus Backeb.; Kakteenkunde 1943: 31 (1943)
= Seticereus icosagonus var. ferruginea (Backeb.) Backeb.; Kakteenlex.: 406 (1966)
= Seticereus icosagonus var. oehmeanus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 981 (1959)
= Seticereus oehmeanus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. Teil 2 (Okt.), Blatt 14, Kakt. u. Sukkulent. 1937, 186 (1937)
= Seticereus oehmeanus var. ferrugineus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Kakteenkunde 1943: 31 (1943)
subspecies :
subsp. humboldtii (Kunth) G.J.Charles; Bradleya 30: 101 (2012)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Binghamia humboldtii (Kunth) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. Pt. 10, p. 8 (1934)
= Borzicactus humboldtii (Kunth) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 163 (1920)
= Cactus humboldtii Kunth; Nov. Gen. & Sp. 6: 66 (1823)
= Cereus humboldtii (Kunth) DC.; Prod. 3: 467 (1828)
= Cleistocactus humboldtii (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber; Roland Goss. Cleistoc. 5 (1904)
= Matucana humboldtii (Kunth) Buxb.; Kakteen 54: CVb (1973)
= Seticereus humboldtii (Kunth) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. No. 11, p. 6 (1937)
subspecies :
subsp. roseiflorus (Buining) G.J.Charles; Bradleya 30: 101 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Akersia roseiflora Buining; Succulenta (Netherl.) 1961: 25 (1961)
= Borzicactus roseiflorus (Buining) Ostolaza; Cactus Perú 264 (2014)
= Cleistocactus roseiflorus (Buining) G.D.Rowley; Brit. Cactus Succ. J. 18: 208 (2000)
= Matucana roseiflora (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles & Hoxey; CactusWorld 40(2): 82 (2022)
species :
Borzicactus jajoianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 194, 411 (1935)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus jajoianus Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 4 (1933)
= Cleistocactus jajoianus (Backeb.) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 20: 13 (2005)
= Echinopsis kellyana Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 14 (2015), nom. nov. for Cereus jajoanus Backeb.
= Loxanthocereus jajoianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Stachlige Wildnis, 187 (1942)
= Loxanthocereus riomajensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Borzicactus leonensis (Madsen) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus sepium subsp. leonensis (Madsen) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. II): 5 (2016)
= Cleistocactus leonensis Madsen; Fl. Ecuador, 35(45): 18 (1989)
species :
Borzicactus neoroezlii F.Ritter; Kakt. & Sukkulent. 12: 55 (1961)
Distribution: ?E-Ecuador; Peru (Olmos, Lambayeque)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus neoroezlii (F.Ritter) Buxb.; Kakteen: 57 CVb (1974), without basionym vol. or page.
species :
Borzicactus pachycladus (Rauh & Backeb.) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: C-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus piscoensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Rauh & Backeb.; Sitz. Heidelb. Akad. Wiss., 291 (1958)
= Cleistocactus pachycladus (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Echinopsis pachyclada (Rauh & Backeb.) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
= Loxanthocereus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 16 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus piscoensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 16 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus yauyosensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1476 (1981)
= Oreocereus piscoensis (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1365 (1981)
species :
Borzicactus plagiostoma (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 163 (1920)
Distribution: Peru (Ancash to Cajamarca)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Binghamia plagiostoma (Vaupel) Backeb.
= Borzicactus fieldianus subsp. samnensis (F.Ritter) Ostolaza; Cactus Perú 260 (2014)
= Borzicactus purpureus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1383 (1981)
= Borzicactus samnensis F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 118 (1964)
= Cereus plagiostoma Vaupel; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: Beibl. 111, 20 (1913)
= Cleistocactus fieldianus subsp. samnensis (F.Ritter) Ostolaza; Cact. Consens. Init. 6: 8 (1998)
= Cleistocactus plagiostoma (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Consens. Init. 2: 3 (1997)
= Clistanthocereus samnensis (F.Ritter) Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 91 (1966)
= Echinopsis plagiostoma (Vaupel) Molinari & Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 20 (2015)
species :
Borzicactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 93 (1960)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivicereus brevicaulis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 703 (1980)
= Bolivicereus croceus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 704 (1980)
= Bolivicereus rufus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 703 (1980)
= Bolivicereus samaipatanus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 91 (1951)
= Bolivicereus samaipatanus subsp. divi-miseratus (Cárdenas) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 06 (2012)
= Bolivicereus samaipatanus var. divi-miseratus Cárdenas ex Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 973 (1959)
= Bolivicereus samaipatanus var. multiflorus Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23(3): 93 (1951)
= Borzicactus samaipatanus var. divi-miseratus (Cárdenas ex Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 21: C Vb (1962)
= Borzicactus samaipatanus var. multiflorus (Cárdenas) Krainz; Kakteen 21: C Vb (1962)
= Cleistocactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 5: 92 (1987)
= Cleistocactus samaipatanus subsp. divi-miseratus (Cárdenas ex Backeb.) M.Lowry; Bradleya 34: 171 (2016)
= Echinopsis samaipatana (Cárdenas) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 39 (2013)
species :
Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 160 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); C-Ecuador; N-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus aequatorialis Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Borzicactus roezlii (F.Haage ex Schum.) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. No. 12, p. 6 (1937)
= Borzicactus sepium subsp. ventimigliae (Riccob.) Lodé; Int. Cact. Advent. 31(1): 23 (2019)
= Borzicactus sepium subsp. websterianus (Backeb.) Lodé; Int. Cact. Advent. 31(1): 25 (2019)
= Borzicactus sepium var. roezlii (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Borg; Cacti: 147 (1937)
= Borzicactus ventimigliae Riccob.; Boll. Ort. Bot Palermo 8: 262 (1909)
= Borzicactus websterianus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. No. 11, P. 2 (1937)
= Borzicactus websterianus var. rufispinus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 11: 2 (1937)
= Cactus sepium Kunth; Nov. Gen. & Sp. 6: 66 (1823)
= Cereus chotaensis (F.A.C.Weber) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 23: 25, 38 (1913)
= Cereus roezlii Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 33 (1933), nom. illeg.
= Cereus roezlii F.Haage ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 64 (1897)
= Cereus sepium (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 467 (1828)
= Cereus ventimigliae (Riccob.) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 23: 13, 37 (1913)
= Cleistocactus chotaensis F.A.C.Weber; Roland Goss. Cleistoc. 19 (1904)
= Cleistocactus roezlii (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 190 (1936)
= Cleistocactus sepium (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber; Rol.-Goss. Cleistoc. 8 (1904)
= Cleistocactus sepium var. ventimigliae (Riccob.) Madsen; Fl. Ecuador, 35(45): 22 (1989)
= Seticereus roezlii (F.Haage ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Sukkulentenkunde 3: 5 (1949)
variant :
var. morleyanus (Britton & Rose) Krainz; Kakteen, 46-47: CVb. (1971)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus morleyanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 2: 160 (1920)
= Borzicactus sepium subsp. morleyanus (Britton & Rose) Lodé; Int. Cact. Advent. 31(1): 22 (2019)
= Cleistocactus sepium var. morleyanus (Britton & Rose) Madsen; Fl. Ecuador, 35(45): 21 (1989)
species :
Borzicactus serpens (Kunth) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 95 (1960)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivicereus serpens (Kunth) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3476 (1962)
= Borzicactella serpens (Kunth) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1387 (1981)
= Borzicactella serpens subsp. erecta (G.J.Charles) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. II): 1 (2016)
= Borzicactus longiserpens (Leuenb.) G.J.Charles; Bradleya 28: 7 (2010)
= Borzicactus longiserpens subsp. erectus G.J.Charles; Bradleya 28: 8 (2010)
= Borzicactus serpens subsp. erectus (G.J.Charles) Ostolaza; Cactus Perú 266 (2014)
= Cactus serpens Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H. B. K.] 6: 68 (1823)
= Cereaster sepens (Kunth) F.Berge; Buch Welt, ed. 2: 344 (1843)
= Cereus serpens (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. 3: 470 (1828)
= Cleistocactus longiserpens Leuenb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 124(1): 23 (2002), nom. nov.
= Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber; Cleistocactus: 11 (1904)
= Echinopsis serpens (Kunth) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
species :
Borzicactus sextonianus (Backeb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 95 (1960)
Distribution: W-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus gracilis (Akers & Buining) Buxb. & Krainz; Kakteen 21, Gen. C vb. (1862)
= Borzicactus gracilis var. aticensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 21: C Vb (1962)
= Borzicactus gracilis var. camanaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 21: C Vb (1962)
= Cereus sextonianus Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 4 (1933), nom. nud.
= Cleistocactus sextonianus (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 9: 86 (1991), et Cactac. Syst. Init. 15: 8 (2003)
= Echinopsis sextoniana (Backeb.) Mayta; Succulentopia 14: 15 (2015)
= Erdisia sextoniana (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 4 (1933), et Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC,174, 411 (1935), cum descr.
= Loxanthocereus aticensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus camanaensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 15 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus gracilis (Akers & Buining) Backeb.; Rauh, Beitr. Kenntn. Peruan. Kakteenveg. (Sitz. Heidelb. Akad. Wiss.,Math.-Nat., Abh. 1) 300 (1958)
= Loxanthocereus nanus Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 17 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus puquiensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1470 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Stachlige Wildnis, 187 (1942)
= Loxanthocereus splendens Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 14 (1957)
= Loxanthocereus variabilis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1473 (1981)
= Maritimocereus gracilis Akers & Buining; Succulenta (Netherl.) 50 (1950)
species :
Borzicactus silvaticus Janke; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 70(2): 50 (2019)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status not confirmed by molecular data
species :
Borzicactus strausii (Heese) A.Berger; Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 53 (1926)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus strausii (Heese) Houghton; J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1: 170 (1930)
= Cereus strausii (Heese) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 23: 37 (1913)
= Cleistocactus strausii (Heese) Backeb.; Kakteenfreund 3: 121 (Nov. 1934), Issue 146, Backeb. in Cact. J. 3: 25 (Dec. 1934)
= Denmoza strausii (Heese) Fric; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 44: 170 (1929)
= Denmoza strausii var. luteispina Fric; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 44: 170 (1929)
= Echinopsis nothostrausii Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 39 (2013)
= Echinopsis strausii (Heese) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 39 (2021)
= Pilocereus strausii f. cristatus Dörfl.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 54 (1930)
= Pilocereus strausii Heese; Gartenflora 56: 410 (1907)
species :
Borzicactus sulcifer (Rauh & Backeb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 95 (1960)
Distribution: S-Ecuador; N-Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus pseudothelegonus (Rauh & Backeb.) Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 5 (1963)
= Cereus pseudothelegonus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 1136 (1959)
= Cleistocactus granditessellatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Leuenb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 124(1): 20 (2002)
= Cleistocactus sulcifer (Rauh & Backeb.) Leuenb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 124(1): 22 (2002)
= Loxanthocereus granditessellatus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 15 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus otuscensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1467 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus parvitesselatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1469 (1981)
= Loxanthocereus sulcifer Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Loxanthocereus sulcifer var. longispinus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 14 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Borzicactus tenuiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 95 (1960)
Distribution: N-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivicereus tenuiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3677 (1962)
= Borzicactella tenuiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1387 (1981)
= Cleistocactus tenuiserpens Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
species :
Borzicactus tominensis (Weing.) Borg; Cacti, 147 (1937)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Azurduy Prov.)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus tominensis Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakt. Ges. 3: 117 (1931)
= Cleistocactus capadalensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 677 (1980)
= Cleistocactus clavicaulis Cárdenas; Cactus, Paris, No. 80-81, 20 (1964)
= Cleistocactus crassicaulis Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 77 (1961)
= Cleistocactus crassicaulis var. paucispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 674 (1980)
= Cleistocactus mendozae Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 35: 202 (1963)
= Cleistocactus micropetalus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 2: 675 (1980)
= Cleistocactus tominensis (Weing.) Backeb.; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 190 (1935)
= Cleistocactus tominensis subsp. micropetalus (F.Ritter) Mottram; Cactac. Syst. Init. 13:12 (2002)
= Cleistocactus viridialabastri Cárdenas; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 35: 201 (1963)
= Echinopsis micropetala (F.Ritter) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2013/2021: 39 (2021)
= Echinopsis tominensis (Weing.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 40 (2013)
species :
Borzicactus xylorhizus (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles; Cactac. Syst. Init. 2: 14 (2012)
Distribution: Peru (Lima)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistocactus xylorhizus (F.Ritter) Ostolaza; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 14(4): 170 (1996)
= Echinopsis xylorhiza (F.Ritter) Molinari; Succulentopia 13: 19 (2015)
= Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 4: 1475 (1981)
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