Leucostele
Display parents2
TaxonLeucostele
AuthorityBackeb.[1]
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionSee text.
Type speciesLeucostele 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 July 2023:[1]

imageScientific nameDistribution
Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb.Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.Chile (Cardenal Caro)
Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb.Chile
Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb.Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo)
Leucostele faundezii (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele litoralis (Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso).
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Atacama to Coquimbo)
Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele skottsbergii (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut WalterChile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.Argentina
Leucostele tunariensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb.Bolivia
Leucostele undulosa (Albesiano) Schlumpb.Chile (Coquimbo)
Leucostele werdermanniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb.Bolivia

References

  1. ^ "Leucostele Backeb.". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-30.