Lophocereus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Lophocereus
Species: L. gatesii – L. marginatus – L. schottii
Source(s) of checklist:

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Lophocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.

Name

Lophocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426. 1909.
Type species: Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

Basionym
Cereus subg. Lophocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 62. 1905.

Homotypic
Pachycereus sect. Lophocereus (A.Berger) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 106. 1992.

Heterotypic
Marginatocereus Backeb., Cactaceae 1941(2): 49, 77. 1942.
Type species: Marginatocereus marginatus (DC.) Backeb.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Western Central USA
Arizona
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
Cambodia, Canary Is., Spain

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1909) Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426.

Additional references

Heath, P.V. (1992) Calyx 2 (3): 106.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Lophocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lophocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lophocereus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 18 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Lophocereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Lophocereus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Lophocereus is a genus of cacti. It has often been merged into the genus Pachycereus, but was separated in a 2019 revision of Pachycereus,[2] and is accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2021.
Species

As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]

Lophocereus gatesii M.E.Jones
Lophocereus marginatus (DC.) S.Arias & Terrazas
Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

References

"Lophocereus Britton & Rose", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-16
Arias, Salvador & Terrazas, Teresa (2009), "Taxonomic Revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae)", Systematic Botany, 34 (1): 68–83, doi:10.1600/036364409787602384, S2CID 85586643, cited in Hunt, David (2016), CITES Cactaceae Checklist (PDF) (3rd ed.), ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1, retrieved 2021-03-16