''Haageocereus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cacti
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
endemic to the lower elevations of the extremely dry desert along the coast of Peru and northern Chile.
Species
As of 2021 species include:
Natural Hybrids
Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into
synonymy
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
with ''Haagerocereus'':
*''Floresia''
Krainz & F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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ex Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
(nom. inval.)
*''Haageocactus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
(nom. inval.)
*''Lasiocereus''
F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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*''Neobinghamia''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Peruvocereus''
Akers
References
The Cactus Family, By Edward F. Anderson, Wilhelm Barthlott, Roger Brown
*http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Haageocereus
Cactoideae genera
Cacti of South America
Flora of Chile
Flora of Peru
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