Leucostele bolligeriana explained

Leucostele bolligeriana is a species of cactus found in Chile.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This plant is native to the hills of the Coastal Cordillera in Cardenal Caro, growing in proximity to the sea and on steep slopes.^[2]

Taxonomy

Initially collected in Punta de Lobos in 2003 by Helmut Walter and classified as Echinopsis bolligeriana, the species was named in honor of Dr. Thomas Bolliger, a cactus curator in Zurich. In 2012, Albesiano identified Trichocereus chiloensis var. conjungens as a synonym, based on similarities in rib and spine morphology.^[2] In 2012, Boris O. Schlumpberger reclassified the species into the genus Leucostele.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb. . Plants of the World Online . 2023-12-17.
2. Albesiano . Sofía . A New Taxonomic Treatment of the Genus Trichocereus (Cactaceae) in Chile . Haseltonia . 18 . 2012 . 1070-0048 . 10.2985/026.018.0114 . 116–139.
3. Boris O. Schlumpberger: New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance. In: Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 28, 2012, S. 30.