Taxonomic account

Loxanthocereus hystrix

Loxanthocereus hystrix Rauh & 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 hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) G.J.Charles
Cleistocactus hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
Echinopsis hystrix (Rauh & Backeb.) Anceschi & Magli
Loxanthocereus deserticola F.Ritter
Loxanthocereus ferrugineus Rauh & Backeb.
Loxanthocereus hystrix var. brunnescens Rauh
Loxanthocereus montanus F.Ritter

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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