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Cereus lamprospermus

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Species of plant in the family Cactaceae

Cereus lamprospermus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species: C. lamprospermus
Binomial name
Cereus lamprospermus
K.Schum.
Synonyms
  • Cereus colosseus (F.Ritter) Guiggi
  • Cereus grandicostatus Werderm.
  • Piptanthocereus colosseus F.Ritter
  • Piptanthocereus lamprospermus (K.Schum.) F.Ritter

Cereus lamprospermus is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae, native to Bolivia and Paraguay. C. lamprospermus subsp. colosseus reaches 50 ft (15 m), while C. lamprospermus subsp. lamprospermus "only" reaches 30 ft (9 m).

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:

  • Cereus lamprospermus subsp. colosseus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves – Bolivia
  • Cereus lamprospermus subsp. lamprospermus – Bolivia, Paraguay

References

  1. ^ "Cereus lamprospermus K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. "Cereus lamprospermus". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Cereus lamprospermus


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