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Taxonomic account

Cleistocactus candelilla

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Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cleistocactus
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]

  • Cleistocactus candelilla subsp. piraymirensis (Cárdenas) Mottram
  • Cleistocactus candelilla var. pojoensis Cárdenas
  • Cleistocactus muyurinensis F.Ritter
  • Cleistocactus piraymirensis Cárdenas
  • Cleistocactus pojoensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.
  • Echinopsis candelilla (Cárdenas) Anceschi & Magli
  • Seticleistocactus piraymirensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.

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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