Echinopsis santacruzensis

(Backeberg) Anceschi & Magli 2013

2007, Paraguay, Boquerón

Surveys

2007, Paraguay, Boquerón, P. N. Tte Agripino Enciso, A&M 239 Show on map

01-7569

02-7563

03-7564

04-7565

2011, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Tarija, A&M 644 Show on map

05-10

06-11

07-12

08-15

2011, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Boyuibe, A&M 654 Show on map

09-76

10-82

11-79

12-78

13-84

14-88

15-95

16-94

2011, Paraguay, Dept. Concepción, Concepción, A&M 738 Show on map

17-1130282

18-1130281

Synonyms

Cleistocactus santacruzensis*, Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. santacruzensis, Cleistocactus chacoanus var. santacruzensis, Cereus anguinus, Cleistocactus anguinus, Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. anguinus, Cleistocactus chacoanus, Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. chacoanus, Cleistocactus croceiflorus, Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. croceiflorus, Cleistocactus grossei, Cleistocactus paraguariensis
* Basionym

Distribution

Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija), Paraguay (Boquerón)

Conservation status

(3) Least Concern, LC

Comments

Echinopsis santacruzensis (Backeberg) Anceschi & Magli is a new combination published in cactusinhabitat booklet South America 2011-2013 (Anceschi & Magli 2013, 40). For the phylogenetic hypothesis adopted for the assimilation of Cleistocactus Lemaire in Echinopsis Zuccarini see booklet (ibid., 22-29).

E. santacruzensis is similar to Echinopsis baumannii (Lemaire) Anceschi & Magli. (June 2013)

For years, molecular analysis revealed the close relationship between Echinopsis s.l. and the other genera within the tribe Trichocereeae, or subtribe Trichocereinae (Nyffeler 2002, 317, 319; Schlumpberger 2009; Lendel et al. 2006, unpubl. data in Nyffeler & Eggli 2010). Even more recent molecular analysis of Echinopsis (Schlumpberger & Renner 2012), clearly demonstrated that a cladistically correct interpretation of the molecular data, in the direction of a monophyletic genus Echinopsis, leads to the assimilation in Echinopsis s.l., as currently conceived (Anderson 2001; Hunt et al. 2006; Anderson & Eggli 2011), of Cleistocactus Lemaire, Denmoza Britton & Rose, Haageocereus Backeberg, Harrisia Britton, Oreocereus (A. Berger) Riccobono, Weberbauerocereus Backeberg and 10 other genera of the Trichocereeae/Trichocereinae.

We've dealt extensively with the subject, in the part devoted to the taxonomy in our last booklet (Anceschi & Magli 2013b, 22-29).

Our position is summarized in “The new monophyletic macro-genus Echinopsis. No risk of paraphyly, and the most convincing hypothesis in phylogenetic terms” appeared on Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives N° 31, pages 24-27 (August 2013).

The PDF of the Postprint is available here (PDF 168KB).

(February 2015)

Genus

Echinopsis

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