Lymanbensonia

An epiphytic cactus of Ecuador and northern Peru, distinguished by white flowers. It appears in older accounts as Lepismium brevispinum or Pfeiffera brevispina.

A species described from Peru in 2020 and accepted in the current POWO list. The type material comes from the mountainous Choquequirao area.

A Bolivian epiphytic cactus with flattened stems and colourful, relatively short flowers. Older names include Hariota crenata and Pfeiffera crenata.

A Bolivian species with broadly flattened stems. Its most characteristic feature is deeply set flower-bearing areoles with dense tufts of hairs and bristles.

A rock-dwelling cactus from the Sandia valley in the Peruvian Andes. It produces long stems with two or three ribs and pink flowers with a broad, open nectar chamber. It is the type species of Lymanbensonia.