× ''Haagespostoa'' is a
hybrid
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genus
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of
cacti
A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...
, a natural hybrid between ''
Haageocereus'' and ''
Espostoa,'' exclusively found in Peru. Backeberg took this taxon for a new genus, and described it as ''Neobinghamia''. According to Ostolaza (Quepo 2009), five taxa are known, all situated west of the Andes.
The genus ''× Haagespostoa'' is in the family ''Cactaceae'' in the major group ''Angiosperms'' (Flowering plants).
Habitat
The genus × ''Haagespostoa'' grows endemically in Peru on mountainous slopes in rocky masses, in ravines (quebradas) and valleys, between 300 m and 1820 m in altitude. Populations are obviously rare and limited.
Distribution
Peru (Ancash, Lambayeque, Lima)
References
Haageocereus
Cereeae
Cactoideae genera
Plant nothogenera
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