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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Leucostele |
| Species: | L. litoralis
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Leucostele litoralis is a species of Leucostele found in Chile.
Description
Leucostele litoralis grows shrubby, branches from the base with several arched or upright branches and reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters. The cylindrical, gray-green to dark green shoots reach a diameter of 10 to 12 centimeters. There are about 20 fairly distinct and not very wide ribs that are somewhat humpbacked. The oblique areoles on them are yellowish white and are up to 1 centimeter apart. The thorns emerging from them are initially yellowish and later turn gray. The two to six somewhat unequal, fairly thick central spines are 1.6 to 2.4 centimeters long. The 15 to 29 thin, apical marginal spines are radiating.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers appear on the sides near the tips of the shoots and are also open during the day. They are 12 to 14 centimeters long and have a diameter of up to 10 centimeters. The brownish green fruits reach a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters.[1]
Distribution
Leucostele litoralis is widespread in the Chilean regions of Coquimbo and Valparaíso, close to the coast.
Taxonomy
The first description as Cereus litoralis by Friedrich Richard Adelbert Johow was published in 1923. The specific epithet litoralis comes from Latin, means 'on the coast' and refers to the species' near-shore occurrence. Pablo C. Guerrero and Helmut Walter placed the species in the genus Leucostele in 2019.[2] Further nomenclatural synonyms are Trichocereus litoralis (Johow) Looser (1929), Echinopsis litoralis (Johow) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley (1974), Echinopsis chiloensis subsp. litoralis (Johow) M.Lowry (2003) and Trichocereus chiloensis subsp. litoralis (Johow) Faúndez (2007).
References
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 234–235. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ GUERRERO, PABLO C.; WALTER, HELMUT E. (2019-02-12). "Nomenclatural novelties and a new species in Chilean Cactaceae". Phytotaxa. 392 (1). Magnolia Press: 89. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.392.1.11. ISSN 1179-3163.
External links
Media related to Leucostele litoralis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Leucostele litoralis at Wikispecies
