Espostoa senilis

Espostoa senilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Espostoa
Species:

Name

Espostoa senilis (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor, 1978

Synonyms

  • Thrixanthocereus senilis F.Ritter
    • Thrixanthocereus cullmannianus F.Ritter in Kakteen And. Sukk. 12: 118. 1961 syn. sec. Hunt 1999
    • Thrixanthocereus longispinus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1484. 1981 syn. sec. Anderson 2005

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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