# Loxanthocereus

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Genus of cacti

Loxanthocereus Loxanthocereus faustianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cereeae Subtribe: Trichocereinae Genus: Loxanthocereus Backeb.[1] Type species Loxanthocereus acanthurus Species see text

***Loxanthocereus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [cacti](/source/Cactus) [native](/source/Native_species) to Peru.[1]

## Species

Species of the genus *Loxanthocereus* according to [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) as of July 2023[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loxanthocereus&action=edit):[1]

image Scientific name Distribution Loxanthocereus acanthurus (Vaupel) Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus camanaensis Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus clavispinus Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus hoffmannii F.Ritter Peru Loxanthocereus hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) Lodé Peru Loxanthocereus hystrix Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus jajoanus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus pachycladus Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus peculiaris Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus sextonianus (Backeb.) Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus sulcifer Rauh & Backeb. Peru Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter Peru

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Plants_of_the_World_Online_e785_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Plants_of_the_World_Online_e785_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Plants_of_the_World_Online_e785_1-2) ["*Loxanthocereus* Backeb"](http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5396-1). *Plants of the World Online*. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

## External links

- Media related to [*Loxanthocereus*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Loxanthocereus) at Wikimedia Commons

- Data related to [*Loxanthocereus*](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Loxanthocereus) at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers Loxanthocereus Wikidata: Q14946233 Wikispecies: Loxanthocereus GBIF: 7282633 GRIN: 21253 IPNI: 294662-2 IRMNG: 1107804 ITIS: 907086 NCBI: 2800776 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5396-1 Tropicos: 40009235 WFO: wfo-4000022330

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