Lophocereus
Lophocereus is a genus of cacti. It has often been merged into the genus Pachycereus, but was separated in a 2019 revision of Pachycereus,[2] and is accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2021.
| Lophocereus | |
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| Lophocereus schottii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Echinocereeae |
| Genus: | Lophocereus Britton & Rose[1] |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginatocereus Backeb. | |
Species
As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Lophocereus gatesii M.E.Jones | Mexico (Baja California Sur ) |
 | Lophocereus marginatus (DC.) S.Arias & Terrazas | Mexico, United States ( Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California) |
 | Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose | United States (Arizona), Mexico (Baja California and Sonora) |
References
- "Lophocereus Britton & Rose", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-16
- Arias, Salvador & Terrazas, Teresa (2009), "Taxonomic Revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae)", Systematic Botany, 34 (1): 68–83, doi:10.1600/036364409787602384, S2CID 85586643, cited in Hunt, David (2016), CITES Cactaceae Checklist (PDF) (3rd ed.), ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1, retrieved 2021-03-16
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