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Loxanthocereus faustianus

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Species of cactus

Loxanthocereus faustianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Loxanthocereus
Species: L. faustianus
Binomial name
Loxanthocereus faustianus
(Backeb.) Backeb.
Synonyms
  • Borzicactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) G.J.Charles 2012
  • Borzicactus faustianus Backeb. 1933
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1998
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus var. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1996
  • Echinopsis acanthura subsp. faustiana (Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta 2015

Loxanthocereus faustianus is a species of Loxanthocereus found in Peru.

Description

It is a cactus with red-orange flowers, and that grows between 40 centimetres (16 in) and 45 centimetres (18 in) tall. It produces red to brown berries, and medium-sized brown-black seeds.

Distribution

Plants are found in Lima, Peru in the valleys of Chillón, Rímac and Santa Eulalia at elevations around 1260 meters.

References

  1. "Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. Castro-Cepero, Viviana; Ceroni-Stuva, Aldo (2015). "ASPECTOS TAXONÓMICOS Y DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA TRIBU TRICHOCEREEAE EN EL CERRO UMARCATA Y QUEBRADA OROBEL, VALLE DEL RÍO CHILLON, LIMA" (PDF). Ecología Aplicada (in Spanish). 14 (1–2): 80 (6 in pdf). ISSN 1993-9507. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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Taxon identifiers
Loxanthocereus faustianus
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