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Leptocereus Wrightii
''Leptocereus'' is a genus of cactus, cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles. It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae. Description It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: References Cactoideae Cacti of North America Flora of the Caribbean Cactoideae genera {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocereus Grantianus Flower
''Leptocereus'' is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles. It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae. Description It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... accepted the following species: References Cactoideae Cacti of North America Flora of the Caribbean Cactoideae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocereus Rosei
''Leptocereus'' is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles. It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae. Description It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... accepted the following species: References Cactoideae Cacti of North America Flora of the Caribbean Cactoideae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth. Located about southeast of Miami, Miami, Florida between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. With approximately 3.2 million Puerto Ricans, residents, it is divided into Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the Capital city, capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocereus Quadricostatus
''Leptocereus quadricostatus'' (also called sebucan) is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is found in Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Cactoideae Cacti of North America Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of the British Virgin Islands Endangered flora of the United States Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1881 {{Cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocereus Quadricostatus 2zz
''Leptocereus'' is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles. It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae. Description It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... accepted the following species: References Cactoideae Cacti of North America Flora of the Caribbean Cactoideae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocereus Nudiflorus
''Leptocereus nudiflorus'' is a species of cactus that is native to Cuba. Common names include Flor De Copa and Goblet flower. Description ''Leptocereus nudiflorus'' is a tall growing, robust tree-like cactus growing up to 15 meters. It is considered one of the largest cacti in the world. Its woody trunk can reach over 1 meter in diameter Distribution ''Leptocereus nudiflorus'' is sparingly found in Cuba. Taxonomy The first described by George Engelmann George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora (plants), flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; ... in 1869 as ''Cereus nudiflorus''. Then, in 1920, it was reclassified as ''Dendrocereus nudiflorus'' by Britton and Rose. Only recently in 2020 was it reclassified as ''Leptocereus nudiflorus''. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q106907517, from2=Q239403 Cactoideae Cacti of Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
