Browningia

{{short description|Species of plant}} {{automatic taxobox |image = (MHNT) Browningia hertlingiana - Jardin Botanique Henri GAUSSEN.jpg |image_caption = ''[[Browningia hertlingiana|B. hertlingiana]]'' |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Browningia |authority = [[Nathaniel Lord Britton|Britton]] & [[Joseph Nelson Rose|Rose]] |subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |type_species =''[[Browningia candelaris ]]'' |synonyms = *''Azureocereus'' [[John F. Akers|Akers]] & [[Joseph Harry Johnson|H.Johnson]] *''Gymnanthocereus'' [[Backeb.]] *''Gymnocereus'' [[Werner Rauh|Rauh]] & Backeb. |synonyms_ref = <ref name="Plants of the World Online s277"/> }}

'''''Browningia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[cacti]], comprising 11 accepted and 3 unresolved [[species]]. It is named for Webster E Browning (1869-1942), director of the Instituto Inglés, [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], Chile.<ref>{{cite book |title=The cactus family |url=https://archive.org/details/cactusfamily00ande |url-access=limited |last=Anderson |first=Edward F |year=2001 |publisher=[[Timber Press]] |isbn=0-88192-498-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/cactusfamily00ande/page/n133 133] }}</ref>

==Description==

[[File:Browningia candelaris.jpg|thumb|''[[Browningia candelaris]]'' (Candelabra cactus), Chile]] The bushy or tree-like, usually columnar species of the genus Browningia are branched, often have a well-developed trunk and reach heights of growth of up to 10 meters. The cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 50 centimeters. Large areoles sit on the numerous, low ribs. Areoles in the growth area are heavily spined, while areoles in the reproductive area usually have few or no spines.

The tubular to bell-shaped flowers are white to purple and open at night. The areoles of the flower cup and the flower tube are (almost) bare. The flower tube is slightly curved.

The usually small fruits are very different, as are the seeds.<ref name="Anderson Eggli 2005 p. 94–97">{{cite book | last1=Anderson | first1=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | pages=94–97}}</ref>

==Species== Species of the genus ''Browningia'' according to [[Plants of the World Online]] {{as of|2025|March|lc=yes}}:<ref name="Plants of the World Online s277">{{cite web | title=''Browningia'' Britton & Rose | website=Plants of the World Online | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296081-2 | access-date=2025-03-29}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- | [[File:Browningia altissma.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]||''[[Browningia altissima]]'' {{Au|(F.Ritter) Buxb.}} ||N. Peru |- |[[File:Browningia amstutziae.jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia amstutziae]]'' {{Au|(Rauh & Backeb.) Hutchison ex Krainz}} ||Peru |- |[[File:Browningia Candelaris (Cactus).jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia candelaris]]'' {{Au|(Meyen) Britton & Rose}} ||northern Chile and southern Peru |- |[[File:Browningia chlorocarpa 2020-02-08 7666.jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia chlorocarpa]]'' {{Au|(Kunth) W.T.Marshall}} ||Peru. |- | ||''[[Browningia columnaris]]'' {{Au|F.Ritter}} ||Peru. |- | ||''[[Browningia hernandezii]]'' {{Au|Fern.Alonso}} ||Colombia (Boyacá) |- |[[File:Browningia hertlingiana pm.jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia hertlingiana]]'' {{Au|(Backeb.) Buxb.}} ||Peru. |- | ||''[[Browningia macracantha]]'' {{Au|(F.Ritter) Wittner}} ||N. Peru. |- |[[File:Browningia microsperma.jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia microsperma]]'' {{Au|(Werderm. & Backeb.) W.T.Marshall}} ||Peru. |- |[[File:Browningia pileiffera.jpg|120px]]||''[[Browningia pilleifera]]'' {{Au|(F.Ritter) Hutchison}} ||N. Peru. |- | [[File:Browningia utcubambensis bbg.jpg|frameless|182x182px]] |''[[Browningia utcubambensis]]'' {{Au|Hutchison ex Wittner}} ||N. Peru. |}

==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Browningia+ The Plant List.org: ''Browningia'']

[[Category:Cereeae]] [[Category:Cereeae genera]] [[Category:Cacti of South America]] [[Category:Endemic flora of Chile]]