Cleistocactus guentheri

Cleistocactus guentheri

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: Cleistocactus
Species: Cleistocactus guentheri

Name

Cleistocactus guentheri (Kupper) N.P.Taylor, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 132: 1001 (2023)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cephalocereus guentheri Kupper, Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 159. (1931) syn. sec. Hunt 2006
• Homotypic
  • Cereus guentheri (Kupper) Werderm., Backeberg, Neue Kakteen: 72. 1931 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Espostoa guentheri (Kupper) Buxb. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 106: 155. 1959, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Espostoa guentheri (Kupper) Buxb. ex Eggli in Novon 15: 277. 2005 syn. sec. ???
  • Echinopsis guentheri (Kupper) Anceschi & Magli in Cactusinhabitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38. 2013 syn. sec. Schlumpberger & Renner 2012
  • Vatricania guentheri (Kupper) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 149 (1951)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Romeiro-Brito, M., Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cereeae using target enrichment sequencing. Annals of Botany 132(5): 989-1006. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad153 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ritz, M.C. & al. 2007. The molecular phylogeny of Rebutia (Cactaceae) and its allies demonstrates the influence of paleogeography on the evolution of South American mountain cacti. American Journal of Botany 94: 1321–1332.
• Schlumpberger, B.O. & Renner, S.S. (2012) Molecular phylogenetics of Echinopsis (Cactaceae): Polyphyly at all levels and convergent evolution of pollination modes and growth forms. Am. J. Bot. 99(8): 1335–1349 [1].
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cleistocactus guentheri in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cleistocactus guentheri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cleistocactus guentheri. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cleistocactus guentheri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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