Leucostele
{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}
{{automatic taxobox
|image = Pájara La Lajita - Oasis Park - Echinopsis terscheckii 01 ies.jpg
|image_caption = Leucostele terscheckii
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Leucostele
|authority = Backeb.
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text.
|type_species =Leucostele atacamensis
}}
Leucostele is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
Species
Species of the genus Leucostele according to Plants of the World Online {{as of|2023|July|lc=yes}}:{{cite web | title=Leucostele Backeb. | website=Plants of the World Online | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297430-2 | access-date=2023-07-30}}
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| image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Leucostele atacamensis {{small|(Phil.) Schlumpb.}} | Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. |
| Leucostele bolligeriana {{small|(Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.}} | Chile (Cardenal Caro) | |
| 120px | Leucostele chiloensis {{small|(Colla) Schlumpb.}} | Chile |
| 120px | Leucostele deserticola {{small|(Werderm.) Schlumpb.}} | Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo) |
| Leucostele faundezii {{small|(Albesiano) Schlumpb.}} | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
| 120px | Leucostele litoralis {{small|(Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter}} | Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso). |
| Leucostele nigripilis {{small|(Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter}} | Chile (Atacama to Coquimbo) | |
| Leucostele pectinifera {{small|(Albesiano) Schlumpb.}} | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
| 120px | Leucostele skottsbergii {{small|(Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter}} | Chile (Coquimbo) |
| 120px | Leucostele terscheckii {{small|(J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.}} | Argentina |
| Leucostele tunariensis {{small|(Cárdenas) Schlumpb.}} | Bolivia | |
| Leucostele undulosa {{small|(Albesiano) Schlumpb.}} | Chile (Coquimbo) | |
| 120px | |Leucostele werdermanniana {{small|(Backeb.) Schlumpb.}} | Bolivia |
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Leucostele|Leucostele}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Leucostele|Leucostele}}
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Category:Cacti of South America
Category:Endemic flora of Argentina
Category:Endemic flora of Bolivia