Cleistocactus
Cleistocactus
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species Cactaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of columnar to semi-pendent cacti from western South America, with ~50 accepted species distributed mainly in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil. Characterized by narrow, closed tubular flowers (cleistocactus = "closed-flower cactus"), adapted for hummingbird pollination. Altitudinal range spans from dry inter-Andean valleys at 400 m to 3500 m a.s.l. on the Andean altiplano.
Distribution Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, S Brazil, Ecuador
Conservation Several threatened species; majority Least Concern (LC)
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Cleistocactus acanthurus (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00001
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Cleistocactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00002
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Crested Form
Cleistocactus baumannii f. cristata
Crested Baumann's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00027
Origin Argentina, Bolivia
Type crested form
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Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00003
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Variety
Cleistocactus baumannii var. colubrinus
Snake torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00024
Origin Argentina, Bolivia
Type variety
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Cleistocactus baumannii var. flavispinus
Yellow-spined torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00025
Origin Argentina, Bolivia
Type variety
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Cleistocactus baumannii var. ito-melanacanthus
Black-spined torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00026
Origin Argentina
Type variety
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Cleistocactus brevispinus F.Ritter
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00004
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Cleistocactus brookeae
Brooke's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00030
Origin Bolivia
Type species
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Cleistocactus brookeae Cárdenas
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00005
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Cleistocactus candelilla
Andean candelilla
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00031
Origin Bolivia, Argentina
Type species
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Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00006
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Cleistocactus chrysocephalus (F.Ritter) Mottram
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00007
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Cleistocactus colademononis (Diers & Krahn) Mottram
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00008
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Cleistocactus dependens
Pendant torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00032
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus dependens Cárdenas
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00009
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Cleistocactus fieldianus
Field's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00033
Origin Perú
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Cleistocactus fieldianus (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00010
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Cleistocactus flavescens
Yellowish torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00034
Origin Bolivia, Argentina
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Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Crystal-spined torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00035
Origin Argentina, Bolivia
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Cleistocactus ianthinus Cárdenas
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00011
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Cleistocactus jujuyensis
Jujuy torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00036
Origin Argentina
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Cleistocactus laniceps
Woolly-headed torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00037
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus leonensis J.E.Madsen
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00012
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Cleistocactus morawetzianus
Morawetz's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00038
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus orthogonus
Straight torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00039
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus palhuasensis
Palhuasi torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00040
Origin Perú
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Cleistocactus parviflorus
Small-flowered torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00041
Origin Bolivia, Argentina
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Cleistocactus parviflorus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00013
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Cleistocactus plagiostoma (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00014
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Cleistocactus ritteri
Ritter's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00042
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus roseiflorus (Buining) G.D.Rowley
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00015
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Cleistocactus samaipatanus
Samaipata torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00043
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00016
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Cleistocactus sepium (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00017
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Cleistocactus serpens
Serpent torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00044
Origin Bolivia, Perú
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Cleistocactus sextonianus (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00018
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Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00019
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Crested Form
Cleistocactus strausii f. cristata
Crested silver torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00028
Origin Bolivia
Type crested form
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Cleistocactus strausii (Heese) Backeb.
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00020
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Cleistocactus tominensis
Tomina torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00045
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus tominensis (Weing.) Backeb.
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00021
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Cleistocactus tupizensis (Vaupel) Backeb.
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00022
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Cleistocactus variispinus
Variable-spined torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00046
Origin Bolivia, Argentina
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Cleistocactus viridiflorus
Green-flowered torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00047
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus wendlandiorum
Wendland's torch cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00048
Origin Bolivia
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Cleistocactus winteri D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00023
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Crested Form
Cleistocactus winteri f. cristata
Crested rat tail cactus
Specimen ID RN-CLEIS-00029
Origin Bolivia
Type crested form