| Leptocereus | |
|---|---|
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| Leptocereus arboreus[1] | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Order: | Caryophyllales | 
| Family: | Cactaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae | 
| Tribe: | incertae sedis | 
| Genus: | Leptocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose  | 
| Type species | |
| Leptocereus assurgens | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
Leptocereus is a genus of cacti native to the Greater Antilles.[4] It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae[5] or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae.[6]
Species
As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[7]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution | 
|---|---|---|
| Leptocereus arboreus Britton & Rose | Santa Clara, Cuba. | |
| Leptocereus assurgens (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Britton & Rose | Cuba | |
| Leptocereus carinatus Areces | Cuba | |
| Leptocereus demissus Areces | southwestern Hispaniola[8] | |
![]()  | Leptocereus grantianus Britton | Puerto Rico | 
| Leptocereus leonii Britton & Rose | Cuba | |
| Leptocereus paniculatus (Lam.) D.R.Hunt | Hispaniola | |
![]()  | Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose | Puerto Rico | 
| Leptocereus scopulophilus Areces | La Habana, Cuba. | |
![]()  | Leptocereus sylvestris Britton & Rose | La Habana, Cuba. | 
| Leptocereus weingartianus (E.Hartmann) Britton & Rose | Hispaniola | |
| Leptocereus wrightii León | Cuba | |
References
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- ↑ 1920 illustration by Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961) published in The Cactaceae (1919-1923) by Britton et Rose, Vol. II.
 - ↑ The Plant List, Neoabbottia paniculata (Lam.) Britton & Rose
 - ↑ Tropicos, Leptocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
 - ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord & Rose, Joseph Nelson. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(10): 433 in English
 - ↑ Sánchez, D.; Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. (2014). "Phylogenetic relationships in Echinocereus (Cactaceae, Cactoideae)". Systematic Botany. 39 (4): 1183–1196. doi:10.1600/036364414X683831. S2CID 84505202.
 - ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Leptocereus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
 - ↑ "Leptocereus Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
 - ↑ Areces-Mallea, Alberto (May–June 2017). "Leptocereus demissus, a new species from southwestern Hispaniola". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 89 (3): 115–121. doi:10.2985/015.089.0303. S2CID 91144846.
 
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