Oreocereus leucotrichus

Oreocereus leucotrichus

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: Oreocereus
Species: Oreocereus leucotrichus

Name

Oreocereus leucotrichus (Phil.) Wagenkn. (1956)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus leucotrichus Phil., Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1891: 27. 1891.
• Homotypic
  • Arequipa leucotricha (Phil.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 101. 1922.
  • Borzicactus leucotrichus (Phil.) Kimnach, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 93. 1960.
  • Echinopsis leucotricha (Phil.) Anceschi & Magli, Cactusinhabitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38. 2013.
• Heterotypic
  • Arequipa variicolor (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactus (Paris) no. 37: 217. 1953.
  • Borzicactus hendriksenianus (Backeb.) Kimnach, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 92. 1960.
  • Morawetzia varicolor (Backeb.) Knize, Biota 7: 254. 1969.
  • Oreocereus hendriksenianus Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 438. 1933; in Backeb., Cactus Journ. 2: 4. 1933; Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 186, 411. 1935.
  • Oreocereus hendriksenianus f. densilanatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz, Kakteen 23: C Vb. 1963.
  • Oreocereus hendriksenianus f. spinosissimus (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz, Kakteen 23: C Vb. 1963.
  • Oreocereus hendriksenianus var. densilanatus Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 17. 1956.
  • Oreocereus hendriksenianus var. spinosissimus Rauh & Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 17. 1956.
  • Oreocereus knizei T.Hewitt & Donald, Ashingtonia 2(1): centre page pull-out [4]. 1975.
  • Oreocereus ritteri Cullmann, Kakteen And. Sukk. 9: 101, figs. 1958.
  • Oreocereus tacnaensis (F.Ritter ex Backeb.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1363. 1981.
  • Oreocereus variicolor Backeb. Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938, No. 3, Anhang 13, p. [3]. 1938.1. 1935.1. 1935.
  • Oreocereus variicolor var. tacnaensis F.Ritter ex Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3696. 1962.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Chile (Tarapaca, Antofagasta); S-Peru; Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wagenknecht, R. 1956: Anales Acad. Chilena Ci. Nat. No. 20: 102.

Additional references

• Hoffmann, A. 1984: Cactáceas en la flora silvestre de Chile, ed 1.
• Hoffmann, A. & Walter, H. 2004: Cactáceas en la flora silvestre de Chile, ed. 2.
• Hunt, D. 2006: The New Cactus Lexicon.
• 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. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Oreocereus leucotrichus. Accessed: 03 Nov 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Oreocereus leucotrichus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Oreocereus leucotrichus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Nov 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Oreocereus leucotrichus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Oreocereus leucotrichus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Old Man of the Andes,
español: Chastudo, Viejito

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