Leptocereus
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Leptocereus is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles.[1] It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae[2] or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae.[3]
Description
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. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles.[4]
Species
As of 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[5]
| Subgenus[6] | Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrocereus |  |
Leptocereus nudiflorus (Engelm. ex C.Wright) D.Barrios & S.Arias | Cuba |
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Leptocereus undulosus(DC.) D.Barrios & Majure | Hispaniola | |
| Leptocereus |  |
Leptocereus arboreus Britton & Rose | Santa Clara, Cuba. |
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Leptocereus assurgens (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Britton & Rose | Cuba | |
| Leptocereus carinatus Areces | Cuba | ||
| Leptocereus leonii Britton & Rose | Cuba | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: | Leptocereus scopulophilus Areces | La Habana, Cuba. | |
| 120px | Leptocereus sylvestris Britton & Rose | La Habana, Cuba. | |
| File:Leptocereus wrightii.jpg | Leptocereus wrightii León | Cuba | |
| Neoabbotia | Leptocereus bayahibensis Hoxey & Gdaniec | Dominican republic | |
| Leptocereus cremnophilus Hoxey & Gdaniec | Dominican republic | ||
| Leptocereus demissus Areces | southwestern Hispaniola[7] | ||
| 120px | Leptocereus grantianus Britton | Puerto Rico | |
| File:LeptocereusPaniculatus.jpg | Leptocereus paniculatus (Lam.) D.R.Hunt | Hispaniola | |
| 120px | Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose | Puerto Rico | |
| Leptocereus rosei Hoxey & Gdaniec | Dominican republic | ||
| Leptocereus septentrionalis Hoxey & Gdaniec | Dominican republic | ||
| Leptocereus velozianus Clase, Y.Encarn., Peguero & Majure | Hispaniola | ||
| Leptocereus weingartianus (E.Hartmann) Britton & Rose | Hispaniola |
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Leptocereus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=153870&lvl=3.
- ↑ "On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family". https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=leptocereus.
- ↑ "Leptocereus Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297464-2.
- ↑ https://bioone.org/journals/bradleya/volume-2023/issue-41/brad.n41.2023.a3/A-taxonomic-revision-of-the-genus-Leptocereus-Cactaceae-in-Haiti/10.25223/brad.n41.2023.a3.full. doi:10.25223/brad.n41.2023.a3.full. https://bioone.org/journals/bradleya/volume-2023/issue-41/brad.n41.2023.a3/A-taxonomic-revision-of-the-genus-Leptocereus-Cactaceae-in-Haiti/10.25223/brad.n41.2023.a3.full.
- ↑ 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.
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