Chamaecereus

{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}

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|image = Chamaecereus silvestrii kz01.jpg

|image_caption = Chamaecereus silvestrii

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|taxon = Chamaecereus

|authority = Britton & Rose 1922

|subdivision_ranks = Species

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Chamaecereus is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina and Bolivia.

Species

Species of the genus Chamaecereus according to Plants of the World Online {{as of|2023|September}}:{{cite web | title=Chamaecereus Britton & Rose — Plants of the World Online | website=Plants of the World Online | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296392-2 | access-date=2023-09-19}}

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ImageScientific NameDistribution
Chamaecereus luisramirezii {{Au|Lodé & F.Carlier}}Bolivia to Argentina
120pxChamaecereus saltensis {{Au|(Speg.) Schlumpb.}}Argentina (Salta)
Chamaecereus schreiteri {{Au|(A.Cast.) Schlumpb.}}Argentina (Catamarca, NW. Tucumán)
120pxChamaecereus silvestrii {{Au|(Speg.) Britton & Rose}}Argentina (NNW. Tucumán)
Chamaecereus stilowianus {{Au|(Backeb.) Schlumpb.}}Argentina (Tucumán)

References

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