Leocereus

Leocereus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Leocereus
Britton & Rose[3]
Species:
L. bahiensis
Binomial name
Leocereus bahiensis
Britton & Rose[2]
Synonyms[2]

Of Leocereus_bahiensis:[2]

  • Cereus bahiensis Britton & Rose
  • Leocereus bahiensis subsp. barreirensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Leocereus bahiensis subsp. exiguospinus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Leocereus bahiensis subsp. robustispinus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Leocereus bahiensis subsp. urandianus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Leocereus estevesii P.J.Braun
  • Leocereus urandianus F.Ritter

Leocereus is a genus of cactus. Its only species is Leocereus bahiensis, first described by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1926.[3]

  1. ^ Machado, M. (2017). "Leocereus bahiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151744A121506633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151744A121506633.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Leocereus bahiensis Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ^ a b "Leocereus Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-30.