Leucostele nigripilis is a species of Leucostele found in Chile.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Leucostele |
Species: | L. nigripilis
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Binomial name | |
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter
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Distribution
editThis species is found in Region III of Atacama and Region IV of Coquimbo, at elevations ranging from sea level to 700 meters.[2]
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described as Cactus coquimbanus. The specific epithet nigripilis comes from Latin, means 'black hairs' and refers to the black hairs from the areoles.
References
edit- ^ "Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikispecies