Leocereus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Leocereus
Species: L. bahiensis

Name

Leocereus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 108 (1920).

• Type species: Leocereus bahiensis Britton & Rose (1920)
• monotypic taxon

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1920. Cactaceae 2: 108.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Leocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Leocereus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 16 2025. Reference page.

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