Loxanthocereus

{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}

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|image =Loxanthocereus acanthurus ssp. faustianus.jpg

|image_caption = Loxanthocereus faustianus

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|taxon = Loxanthocereus

|authority = Backeb.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = see text

|type_species =Loxanthocereus acanthurus

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Loxanthocereus is a genus of cacti native to Peru.

Species

Species of the genus Loxanthocereus according to Plants of the World Online {{as of|2023|July|lc=yes}}:{{cite web | title=Loxanthocereus Backeb. | website=Plants of the World Online | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5396-1 | access-date=2023-08-01}}

class="wikitable"
imageScientific NameDistribution
120pxLoxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus camanaensis Rauh & Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus clavispinus Rauh & Backeb.Peru
120pxLoxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus hoffmannii F.RitterPeru
File:Loxanthocereushoxeyi.jpgLoxanthocereus hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) LodéPeru
120pxLoxanthocereus hystrix Rauh & Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus jajoanus (Backeb.) Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus peculiaris Rauh & Backeb.Peru
120pxLoxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb.Peru
Loxanthocereus sulcifer Rauh & Backeb.Peru
120pxLoxanthocereus xylorhizus F.RitterPeru

References

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