Leucostele nigripilis

Leucostele nigripilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Leucostele
Species:	L. nigripilis
Binomial name
	Leucostele nigripilis; (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter
Synonyms
	Cereus nigripilis Phil. 1860; Echinopsis nigripilis (Phil.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 1974; Trichocereus chiloensis var. nigripilis (Phil.) Espinosa 1937; Trichocereus coquimbanus var. nigripilis (Phil.) Borg 1951; Trichocereus nigripilis (Phil.) Backeb. 1937; Cactus coquimbanus Molina 1782; Cereus panoploeatus Monv. 1839; Cereus spinibarbis var. flavidus Labour. 1853; Cereus spinibarbis var. minor Monv. ex Labour. 1853; Cereus spinibarbis var. purpureus Monv. ex Labour. 1853; Echinopsis coquimbana (Molina) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 1974; Eulychnia coquimbana (Molina) Albesiano 2012; Leucostele coquimbana (Molina) Schlumpb. 2012; Trichocereus coquimbanus (Molina) Britton & Rose 1920;

Leucostele nigripilis is a species of Leucostele found in Chile.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Region III of Atacama and Region IV of Coquimbo, at elevations ranging from sea level to 700 meters.^[2]

Taxonomy

This 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

^ "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

Media related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikispecies

[Plants_of_the_World_Online_k303-1] "Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

[Albesiano_2012_pp._116–139-2] 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.

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