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Leucostele bolligeriana

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Leucostele bolligeriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Leucostele
Species:
L. bolligeriana
Binomial name
Leucostele bolligeriana
(Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.
Synonyms
  • Echinopsis bolligeriana Mächler & Helmut Walter 2003
  • Trichocereus bolligerianus (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Albesiano 2012
  • Trichocereus chiloensis var. conjugens F.Ritter 1980

Leucostele bolligeriana is a species of cactus found in Chile.[1][2]

Distribution

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This plant is native to the hills of the Coastal Cordillera in Cardenal Caro, growing in proximity to the sea and on steep slopes.[2]

Taxonomy

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Initially collected in Punta de Lobos in 2003 by Helmut Walter and classified as Echinopsis bolligeriana, the species was named in honor of Dr. Thomas Bolliger, a cactus curator in Zurich. In 2012, Albesiano identified Trichocereus chiloensis var. conjungens as a synonym, based on similarities in rib and spine morphology.[2] In 2012, Boris O. Schlumpberger reclassified the species into the genus Leucostele.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  2. ^ a b c Albesiano, Sofía (2012). "A New Taxonomic Treatment of the Genus Trichocereus (Cactaceae) in Chile". Haseltonia. 18: 116–139. doi:10.2985/026.018.0114. ISSN 1070-0048.
  3. ^ Boris O. Schlumpberger: New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance. In: Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 28, 2012, S. 30.

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