Haageocereus

Haageocereus
Haageocereus
Haageocereus pacalaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Genus: Haageocereus
Backeb.
Species

H. acranthus
H. albispinus
H. australis
H. chalaensis
H. chryseus
H. decumbens
H. fascicularis
H. icensis
H. icosogonoides
H. lanugispinus
H. pacalaensis
H. platinospinus
H. pluriflourus
H. pseudomelanostele
H. pseudoversicolor
H. subtilispinus
H. tenuis
H. versicolor
H. vulpes
H. zangalensis
etc.

Haageocereus is a genus of cacti endemic to the lower elevations of the extremely dry desert along the coast of Peru and northern Chile.

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Haagerocereus:

  • Floresia Krainz & F.Ritter ex Backeb. (nom. inval.)
  • Haageocactus Backeb. (nom. inval.)
  • Lasiocereus F.Ritter
  • Neobinghamia Backeb.
  • Peruvocereus Akers

References

The Cactus Family, By Edward F. Anderson, Wilhelm Barthlott, Roger Brown

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