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Cleistocactus brookeae, Photo: Michael Lahanas

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Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Cleistocactus
Species: Cleistocactus brookeae
Subspecies: C. b. subsp. brookeae – C. b. subsp. vulpis-cauda –
Name

Cleistocactus brookeae Cárdenas, 1952.
Note

The specific epithet honors the plant collector from Bolivia Miss Winifred M. Brooke.
Synonyms

Cleistocactus brookeae var. flavispinus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 680. 1980 syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Cárdenas, M. 1952. Cactus and Succulent Journal (Los Angeles) 24: 144.

Additional references

Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (ed.) 2006. The New Cactus Lexicon. Milborne Port. ISBN 0-9538134-4-4.
Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cleistocactus brookeae in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cleistocactus brookeae. Published online. Accessed: Apr 18 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cleistocactus brookeae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cleistocactus brookeae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cleistocactus brookeae. Accessed: 18 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names
svenska: Guldkaktus

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