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Ver. 25.01
Jan. 2nd, 2024

404.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1796; hybrids: 77
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Nopaleaceae Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; S. Gérardin de Mirecourt & N. A. Desvaux, Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
404.5866 Genus Oreocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 258 (1909)
Distribution: Andes of S-Peru, S-Bolivia, N-Chile, and N-Argentina
Species listed in database: 8; hybrids: 1
= Arequipa Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 100 (1922)
= Arequipiopsis Kreuz. & Buining; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 20 (1941)
= xMoraquipa Rüd.Baumgärtner; Hybriden-J. 2012(2): 18 (2012)
= Morawetzia Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1936: 73 (1936)
species :
Oreocereus australis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.; Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile 80 (1989)
Distribution: Chile (Tarapacá)
85 CLE
Remarks: sometimes included in O. hempelianus
Synonyms: hidden
= Arequipa australis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1123 (1980)
species :
Oreocereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 259 (1909)
Name: Old Man of the Andes
Distribution: Peru; S-Bolivia; Argentina (Jujuy)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 59 (1960)
= Cereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) Mottet; Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 581 (1892-1893)
= Cereus celsianus (Cels) Orcutt; W. Am. Scient. 13: 63 (1902)
= Cleistocactus celsianus (Cels ex Salm-Dyck) F.A.C.Weber; Cleistocactus 16 (1904)
= Echinopsis celsiana (Salm-Dyck) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in Habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
= Oreocereus bruennowii (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 430, indice, 187 (1935), pro syn.
= Oreocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 154 (1951)
= Oreocereus maximus Backeb.; Desert Pl. Life 21: 8 (1949)
= Oreocereus neocelsianus Backeb.; Desert Pl. Life 21: 6 (1949)
= Oreocereus neocelsianus var. ruficeps Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 179 (1981), without type
= Oreocereus neocelsianus var. villosissimus Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 178 (1981), without type
= Pilocereus bruennowii J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 651 (1885)
= Pilocereus brunnowianus Moerder; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 451 (1895)
= Pilocereus brunnowii F.Haage ex Nichols.; Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 127 (1886)
= Pilocereus celsianus f. auratus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 180 (1897)
= Pilocereus celsianus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2. 185 (-186) (1849 publ. 1850)
= Pilocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 180 (1897)
= Pilocereus celsianus var. foveolatus (Labour. ex Lem.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 101 (1907)
= Pilocereus celsianus var. williamsii (Lem.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 180 (1897)
= Pilocereus foveolatus Labour. ex Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus kanzleri J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 671 (1885)
= Pilocereus williamsii Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
species :
Oreocereus doelzianus (Backeb.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 115 (1937)
subspecies :
subsp. doelzianus
Name: Old Man of the Andes
Distribution: C-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus doelzianus (Backeb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 59 (1960)
= Morawetzia doelziana Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 73 (1936)
= Morawetzia doelziana var. fuscatispina Backeb.; 281 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. calvus (Rauh & Backeb.) Mottram; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 18 (2002)
Distribution: C-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Morawetzia doelziana f. calva (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter; C. Backeberg, Descr. Erört. Taxa Fragen Sp. 52 (1958), et Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1366 (1981)
= Morawetzia doelziana subsp. calva (Rauh & Backeb.) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. II): 2 (2016)
= Morawetzia doelziana var. calva Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 18 (1956 publ. 1957)
subspecies :
subsp. sericatus (F.Ritter) Mottram; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 18 (2002)
Distribution: C-Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Morawetzia doelziana subsp. sericata (F.Ritter) Guiggi; Iconogr. Cat. Cact. Cult. Hanbury 43 (2016)
= Morawetzia sericata F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1367 (1981)
= Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus (F.Ritter) Lodé; Fichier Encycl. Cact. Autres Succ., Ser. 17: no. 1583 (1996)
species :
Oreocereus hempelianus (Gürke) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)
Name: Achacano, Arequipa
Distribution: S-Peru (high Andes); Chile (Arica y Parinacota)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Arequipa erectocylindrica Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 18 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Arequipa hempeliana (Gürke) Oehme; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1940(2): 22 (1940)
= Arequipa rettigii (Quehl) Oehme; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1940(2): 21 (1940)
= Arequipa rettigii var. borealis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1369 (1981)
= Arequipa rettigii var. erectocylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 36: C Vb (1967)
= Arequipa soehrensii Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 1054 (1959) (in obs., nom. illeg.)
= Arequipa spinosissima F.Ritter; Taxon 13: 115 (1964)
= Arequipa weingartiana Backeb.; Kaktusár 7: 61 (1936), Issue 156, et Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 119 (1936)
= Arequipa weingartiana var. carminanthema Backeb.; Kaktusár 7: 61 (1936)
= Arequipiopsis hempeliana (Gürke) Kreuz. & Buining; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 199 (1941)
= Arequipiopsis rettigii (Quehl) Kreuz. & Buining; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 199 (1941)
= Arequipiopsis soehrensii Kreuz.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 199 (1941), nom. inval.
= Arequipiopsis weingartiana (Backeb.) Kreuz. & Buining; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 199 (1941)
= Borzicactus hempelianus (Gürke) Donald; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 25: 71 (1970)
= Borzicactus hempelianus var. rettigii (Quehl) Donald; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 25: 71 (1970)
= Borzicactus hempelianus var. spinosissimus (F.Ritter) Donald; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 25: 71 (1970)
= Borzicactus hempelianus var. weingartianus (Backeb.) Donald; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 25: 71 (1970)
= Echinocactus leucotrichus Söhrens; Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 174 (1924) (non Phil.)
= Echinocactus rettigii Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 29: 129 (1919)
= Echinopsis hempeliana Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 16: 94 (1906)
= Oreocereus rettigii (Quehl) Buxb.; Kakteen 55-56. CVc (1973)
species :
Oreocereus leucotrichus (Phil.) Wagenkn.; An. Acad. Chil. Cienc. Nat., No. 20, 102 (1956)
Name: Old Man of the Andes, Chastudo, Viejito
Distribution: S-Peru; Bolivia; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta)
83 BOL PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Arequipa clavata (Söhrens) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 216 (1937)
= Arequipa leucotricha (Phil.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 101 (1922)
= Arequipa neoleucotricha Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 365 (1981) (nom. nov., without full repl. syn. ref.)
= Borzicactus hendriksenianus (Backeb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 92 (1960)
= Borzicactus leucotrichus (Phil.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 93 (1960)
= Cereus hendriksenianus Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 438 (1933), et Cactus J. 2: 4 (1933)
= Echinocactus leucotrichus Phil.; Anal. Mus. nac. Chile 27 (1891)
= Echinopsis leucotricha (Phil.) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in Habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 38 (2013)
= Oreocereus celsianus var. ritteri (Cullmann) Krainz
= Oreocereus hendriksenianus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 438 (1933), Backeb. in Cactus J. ii. 4 (1933), et Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 186, 411 (1935),cum descr.
= Oreocereus hendriksenianus f. densilanatus (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 23: C Vb (1963)
= Oreocereus hendriksenianus f. spinosissimus (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz; Kakteen 23: C Vb (1963)
= Oreocereus hendriksenianus var. densilanatus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Oreocereus hendriksenianus var. spinosissimus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Oreocereus horridispinus F.Ritter & Krainz; (nomen)
= Oreocereus knizei T.Hewitt & Donald; Ashingtonia 2(1, cppo): 4 (1975)
= Oreocereus ritteri Cullmann; Kakteen And. Sukk. 9: 101 (1958)
species :
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 9: 89 (1991), nom. nov.
Distribution: ?Peru; Bolivia
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus fossulatus (Labour.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 59 (1960)
= Cereus fossulatus (Labour.) Mottet; Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 581 (1892-1893)
= Cleistocactus fossulatus Mottram; Chileans 12(42): 138 (1983), nom. inval., et Chileans 13(43): 30 (1985)
= Cleistocactus fossulatus var. rubrispinus (F.Ritter) Mottram; Chileans 12(42): 142 (1983), specific name not validly publ.
= Oreocereus celsianus var. fossulatus (Backeb.) Krainz
= Oreocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 260 (1909)
= Oreocereus fossulatus (Labour.) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. Pt. 6, p. 6, Backeb. in Kakteenfreund 3: 14 (1934), Issue 143 (1934)
= Oreocereus fossulatus var. gracilior (K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 1032 (1959)
= Oreocereus fossulatus var. lanuginosior (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) W.T.Marshall; Cactaceae [Marshall & Bock] 105 (1941)
= Oreocereus fossulatus var. rubrispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 697 (1980)
= Pilocereus celsianus var. gracilior K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 180 (1897)
= Pilocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 180 (1897)
= Pilocereus fossulatus Croucher; Gard. Chron. (1873) 983, f. 197
= Pilocereus fossulatus Labour.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 4: 25 (1855)
species :
Oreocereus trollii (Kupper) Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 187 (1936)
Distribution: S-Bolivia; N-Argentina (Jujuy)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Borzicactus celsianus var. trollii (Kupper) G.D.Rowley; Excelsa 12: 35 (1986)
= Borzicactus trollii (Kupper) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 96 (1960)
= Cereus trollii Kupper; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 96 (1929)
= Echinopsis trollii (Kupper) Anceschi & Magli; Cactus in Habitat S. Amer. 2011/2013: 40 (2013)
= Oreocereus celsianus var. trollii (Kupper) Krainz
= Oreocereus crassiniveus Backeb.; Desert Pl. Life 21: 9 (1949)
= Oreocereus irigoyenii Fric; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 44: 253 (1929)
= Oreocereus trollii var. crassiniveus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 1038 (1959)
= Oreocereus trollii var. tenuior Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 17 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Pilocereus trollii Kupper; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 96 (1929)
species :
Oreocereus variicolor Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. No. 3, Anhang 13, p. 3 (1938), et Cact. & Succ. J. Amer 23: 20 (1951)
Distribution: Chile (Tarapacá, Antofagasta)
85 CLE
Remarks: sometimes included in O. leucotrichus
Synonyms: hidden
= Arequipa variicolor (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cactus (Paris) No. 37, 217 (1953)
= Morawetzia variicolor Kníze; Biota 7: 254 (1969)
= Oreocereus celsianus var. variicolor (Backeb.) Krainz
species :
Oreocereus ×tacnaensis (Backeb.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1363 (1981), pro sp.
Distribution: Peru (Tarata Prov., Tacna)
83 PER
Remarks: probably a hybrid with a Weberbauerocereus sp.
Synonyms: hidden
= Oreocereus variicolor var. tacnaensis Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 6: 3696 (1962)
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