Genus of cacti
Leptocereus is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles.[4] It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae[5] or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae.[6]
It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Oftenly, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles.[7]
Species
As of March 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[8]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptocereus.
- ^ 1920 illustration by Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961) published in The Cactaceae (1919-1923) by Britton et Rose, Vol. II.
- ^ The Plant List, Neoabbottia paniculata (Lam.) Britton & Rose
- ^ Tropicos, Leptocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
- ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord & Rose, Joseph Nelson. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(10): 433 in English
- ^ Sánchez, D.; Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. (2014). "Phylogenetic relationships in Echinocereus (Cactaceae, Cactoideae)". Systematic Botany. 39 (4): 1183–1196. doi:10.1600/036364414X683831. S2CID 84505202.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Leptocereus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family". cactiguide.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Leptocereus Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Areces-Mallea, Alberto (May–June 2017). "Leptocereus demissus, a new species from southwestern Hispaniola". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 89 (3): 115–121. doi:10.2985/015.089.0303. S2CID 91144846.
