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Cleistocactus anguinus (Gürke) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 175. 1920 [9 Sep 1920]
Family: CACTACEAE
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 175. 1920 [9 Sep 1920]
Family: CACTACEAE
Accepted Scientific Name: Cleistocactus baumannii subs. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 84. 1995
Synonyms:
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Cereus anguinus Gürke
- Cleistocactus anguinus (Gürke) Britton & Rose
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.
Ill. Hort. 8: Misc. 35. 1861 [Jun 1861]
Synonymy: 23
- Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.
- Aporocactus baumannii Lem.
- Cereus baumannii Lem.
- Cereus flavispinus (Colla) Haw. ex Steud.
- Cactus flavispinus Colla
- Cereus flavispinus var. hexagonus Salm-Dyck
- Cereus subtortuosus C.F.Först.
- Cereus tweediei Hook.
- Cleistocactus aureispinus Frič non D.R.Hunt
- Cleistocactus baumannii var. colubrinus (Otto ex C.F.Först.) Riccobono
- Aporocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Lem.
- Cereus baumannii var. colubrinus K.Schum.
- Cereus colubrinus Otto ex Förster
- Cleistocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Förster) Lem.
- Cleistocactus baumannii var. flavispinus (Salm-Dyck) Riccobono
- Cereus baumannii var. flavispinus K.Schum.
- Cereus colubrinus var. flavispinus Salm-Dyck
- Cleistocactus colubrinus var. flavispinus (Salm-Dyck) Borg
- Cleistocactus flavispinus (K.Schum.) Backeb.
- Cleistocactus baumannii var. paraguariensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Cleistocactus paraguariensis F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus bruneispinus Backeb.
- Cleistocactus jugatiflorus Backeb.
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 84. 1995
Synonymy: 3
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Cereus anguinus Gürke
- Cleistocactus anguinus (Gürke) Britton & Rose
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. chacoanus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 84. 1995
Synonymy: 6
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. chacoanus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Cleistocactus chacoanus F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus margaritanus hort.
- Bolivicereus margaritanus F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus margaritanus f. cristatus hort.
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. croceiflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(2): 84 (1995)
Synonymy: 2
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. croceiflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Cleistocactus croceiflorus F.Ritter
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. horstii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 15. 1998
Synonymy: 2
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. horstii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor
- Cleistocactus horstii P.J.Braun
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. santacruzensis (Backeb.) Mottram
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 61(4): 156. 1989
Synonymy: 3
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. santacruzensis (Backeb.) Mottram
- Cleistocactus chacoanus var. santacruzensis F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus santacruzensis Backeb.
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cleistocactus baumannii group
Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.: (subsp. baumannii) has 15-20 radial spines and red flowers. Distribution:Northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. anguinus (Gürke) P.J.Braun & Esteves: decumbent with 10-11 radial spines and yellow-orange or orange-red flowers. Distribution: Paraguay.
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. chacoanus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has more erect shoots, with less ribs, 12-15 radial spines and shorter bilaterally symmetrical flowers, usually red. Distribution: Gran Chaco region of Bolivia.
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. croceiflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has 8-12 radial spines and yellow flowers. Distribution: Puerto Casado, Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay.
Cleistocactus baumannii subs. horstii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor: has 11-15 radial spines and bilaterally symmetrical flowers, orange-red. Distribution: Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Cleistocactus baumannii var. paraguariensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves: 12-15, yellow to reddish yellow with darker tips, and 4-5, reddish brown centrals. Distribution: Paraguari department, Paraguay.
- Cleistocactus baumannii subs. santacruzensis (Backeb.) Mottram: has fewer but more elevated ribs, only about 10 radial spines and red flowers (perhaps the same as subsp. anguinus), Anthers barely protruding. Distribution: Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Cleistocactus bruneispinus Backeb.: has brown spines. Distribution Cochabamba, Bolivia.
- Cleistocactus margaritanus hort.: has dense yellowish bristly soft spines and orange-red S-shaped blooms, and seems related to subs. chacoanus. Distribution: Margarita, Tarija, Bolivia
- Cleistocactus margaritanus f. cristatus hort.: crested form.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
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