Cleistocactus

Cleistocactus straussii

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: C. aurantiacus – C. baumannii – C. brookeae – C. buchtienii – C. candelilla – C. capadalensis – C. chrysocephalus – C. corroanus – C. guentheri – C. hildegardiae – C. hyalacanthus – C. inquisivensis – C. laniceps – C. luribayensis – C. morawetzianus – C. orthogonus – C. parviflorus – C. piraymirensis – C. pungens – C. reae – C. ritteri – C. samaipatanus – C. smaragdiflorus – C. strausii – C. tominensis – C. variispinus – C. viridiflorus – C. winteri

Name

Cleistocactus Lem., Ill. Hort. 8: Misc. 35. (1861)

• Type species: Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem. (1861)
  

Note: There are significant differences in species circumscriptions across secondary sources, see particularly CACO cf. POWO.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cleistocereus Frič & Kreuz., Succulenta, 18: 120. 1936, nom. illeg.
  • Echinopsis sect. Cleistocactus (Lem.) Molinari, Succulentopi@ 14: 11. 2015.

• Heterotypic
  • Akersia Buining, Succulenta (Netherlands) 1961: 25. 1961.
  • Bolivicereus Cárdenas, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23(3): 91. 1951.
  • Borzicactus subg. Bolivicereus (Cárdenas) Buxb., Kakteen. 55-56: CVb. 1973.
  • Borzicactella Johnson ex F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1385. 1981.
  • Borzicactus Riccob., Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo, 8: 261. 1909.
  • Clistanthocereus Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 24. 1937, in adnot.
  • × Cleistoborzicactus G.D.Rowley, Nation. Cact. Succ. J. (U.K.), 37(2): 48. 1982.
  • Hildewintera F.Ritter ex G.D.Rowley, Regnum Veg. 54: 15. 1968 (Repert. Pl. Succ. XVII), nom. illeg. & nom. superfl.
  • Loxanthocereus Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 24. 1937, in adnot.
  • Loxanthocereus subg. Hildewintera (F.Ritter) Buxb., Kakteen, 57: CVc. 1974, nom. illeg.
  • Maritimocereus Akers & Buining, Succulenta, 1950: 49. 1950)
  • Samaipaticereus Cárdenas in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 141 (1952)
  • Seticereus Backeb., Kakteen Sukk. 1937: 37. 1937.
  • Seticleistocactus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 13. (1963)
  • Vatricania Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 154 (1950)
  • Winteria F.Ritter, Kakt. & Sukkulent. 13: 4. 1962, nom. illeg.
  • Winterocereus Backeb., (1966)
  • Yungasocereus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 668 (1980)

Unplaced Names

• × Cleipaticereus G.D.Rowley
• × Cleistocana G.D.Rowley
• × Cleistonocereus G.D.Rowley
• × Cleistoparodia A.Wessner
• × Cleistopsis Strigl
• × Cleistoza G.D.Rowley
• × Espostocactus Mottram

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C. 1861. L’illustration horticole, journal spécial des serres et des jardins, ou choix raisonné des plantes les plus intéressantes sous le rapport ornemental, comprenant leur histoire complète... Vol. 8. 82 pp. 269-309 pl. Gand [Ghent]. BHL Reference page. : 8: Misc. 35.

Additional references

• Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9
• Lowry, M. 2016. A synopsis of the genus Cleistocactus Lemaire (Cactaceae) Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 34: 148-186. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cleistocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cleistocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cleistocactus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cleistocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2025. Reference page.

• Hassler, M. 2021. Cleistocactus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

suomi: Hopeapylväät
lietuvių: Slėpulis
polski: Kleistokaktus
slovenčina: Kleistokaktus
svenska: Rörkaktussläktet

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