Taxonomic account

Loxanthocereus sextonianus

Loxanthocereus sextonianus Backeb.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Loxanthocereus
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Borzicactus gracilis (Akers & Buining) Buxb. & Krainz
Borzicactus gracilis var. aticensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz
Borzicactus sextonianus (Backeb.) Kimnach
Cleistocactus sextonianus (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt
Echinopsis sextoniana (Backeb.) Mayta
Erdisia sextoniana (Backeb.) Backeb.
Loxanthocereus aticensis Rauh & Backeb.
Loxanthocereus gracilis (Akers & Buining) Backeb.
Loxanthocereus nanus Backeb.
Loxanthocereus puquiensis F.Ritter
Loxanthocereus splendens Backeb.
Loxanthocereus variabilis F.Ritter
Maritimocereus gracilis Akers & Buining

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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