Cleistocactus winteri

Life-forms

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 winteri
Subspecies: C. w. subsp. colademono – C. w. subsp. winteri
Name

Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt, Bradleya 6: 100. 1988.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Borzicactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) G.D.Rowley, Repert. Pl. Succ. XXIV - 1973: 6. 1975.
Cleistocactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt, Bradleya 5: 92. 1987, nom. illeg. non Frič (1928).
Hildewintera aureispina (F.Ritter) F.Ritter, Kakteen Sukk. 17: 11. 1966, nom. inval.
Loxanthocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Buxb., Kakteen (Krainz) 57: CVb. 1974.
Winteria aureispina F.Ritter Kakteen Sukk. 13: 4 (-8). 1962.
Winterocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Backeb., Kakteenlex. 455. 1966.

Note:

Not to be confused with Cleistocactus aureispinus Frič.
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

Hunt, D.R. (1988) Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 6: 100.

Additional references

Lowry, M. (2016). A synopsis of the genus Cleistocactus Lemaire (Cactaceae) Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 34: 148-186.
Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A., Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cleistocactus winteri in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 07. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cleistocactus winteri 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 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cleistocactus winteri. Published online. Accessed: Apr 20 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cleistocactus winteri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cleistocactus winteri. 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 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cleistocactus winteri. Accessed: 20 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names
English: golden rattail cactus
svenska: Bronskaktus

Cleistocactus winteri is a succulent of the family Cactaceae. Its common name is the golden rat tail.[1] Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademono, as its synonym Cleistocactus colademononis, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subspecies

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademonis D.R.Hunt (2005)	Cola de Mono, Colademono, Monkey tail cactus	Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
	Cleistocactus winteri subsp. winteri	golden rat tail	Bolivia

Description

This plant is a columnar cactus that forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth, up to 90 centimetres (35 in) high with stems 6 centimetres (2+1⁄4 in) in diameter and 16 to 17 ribs, with 50 spines 0.4 to 1 centimetre (1⁄8 to 3⁄8 in) long. It has many short bristly golden spines that literally cover the surface of the stems. The plant requires water during the summer and to be kept dry in the winter. It reproduces by seeds and cuttings. It has salmon-pink flowers in spring and summer that are 4 to 6 centimetres (1+1⁄2 to 2+1⁄4 in) long and 5 centimetres (2 in) in diameter. Its flowers survive for a few days before transitioning to fruit for a short period of time which are 1 centimetre (3⁄8 in) long.
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References

"Cleistocactus winteri".
"Cleistocactus colademononis". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.