# Browningia

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Species of plant

Browningia B. hertlingiana Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cereeae Subtribe: Rebutiinae Genus: Browningia Britton & Rose Type species Browningia candelaris Synonyms[1] Azureocereus Akers & H.Johnson Gymnanthocereus Backeb. Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.

***Browningia*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [cacti](/source/Cacti), comprising 11 accepted and 3 unresolved [species](/source/Species). It is named for Webster E Browning (1869-1942), director of the Instituto Inglés, [Santiago](/source/Santiago_de_Chile), Chile.[2]

## Description

*[Browningia candelaris](/source/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.[3]

## Species

Species of the genus *Browningia* according to [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) as of March 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Browningia&action=edit):[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution Browningia altissima (F.Ritter) Buxb. N. Peru Browningia amstutziae (Rauh & Backeb.) Hutchison ex Krainz Peru Browningia candelaris (Meyen) Britton & Rose northern Chile and southern Peru Browningia chlorocarpa (Kunth) W.T.Marshall Peru. Browningia columnaris F.Ritter Peru. Browningia hernandezii Fern.Alonso Colombia (Boyacá) Browningia hertlingiana (Backeb.) Buxb. Peru. Browningia macracantha (F.Ritter) Wittner N. Peru. Browningia microsperma (Werderm. & Backeb.) W.T.Marshall Peru. Browningia pilleifera (F.Ritter) Hutchison N. Peru. Browningia utcubambensis Hutchison ex Wittner N. Peru.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Plants_of_the_World_Online_s277_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Plants_of_the_World_Online_s277_1-1) ["*Browningia* Britton & Rose"](http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296081-2). *Plants of the World Online*. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Anderson, Edward F (2001). [*The cactus family*](https://archive.org/details/cactusfamily00ande). [Timber Press](/source/Timber_Press). p. [133](https://archive.org/details/cactusfamily00ande/page/n133). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-88192-498-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88192-498-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._94–97_3-0)** Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). *Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon* (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 94–97. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-8001-4573-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-8001-4573-1).

- [The Plant List.org: *Browningia*](http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Browningia+)

Taxon identifiers Browningia Wikidata: Q134372 Wikispecies: Browningia BioLib: 105569 CoL: 62H4Y GBIF: 7280458 GRIN: 1740 iNaturalist: 438079 IPNI: 296081-2 IRMNG: 1070728 ITIS: 907047 NCBI: 153841 Open Tree of Life: 345470 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296081-2 Tropicos: 40032124 WFO: wfo-4000005515

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