Leucostele nigripilis

Leucostele nigripilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Leucostele
Species:	L. nigripilis
Binomial name
Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter
Synonyms
Cereus nigripilis Phil. 1860 Echinopsis nigripilis (Phil.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 1974 Trichocereus chiloensis var. nigripilis (Phil.) Espinosa 1937 Trichocereus coquimbanus var. nigripilis (Phil.) Borg 1951 Trichocereus nigripilis (Phil.) Backeb. 1937 Cactus coquimbanus Molina 1782 Cereus panoploeatus Monv. 1839 Cereus spinibarbis var. flavidus Labour. 1853 Cereus spinibarbis var. minor Monv. ex Labour. 1853 Cereus spinibarbis var. purpureus Monv. ex Labour. 1853 Echinopsis coquimbana (Molina) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 1974 Eulychnia coquimbana (Molina) Albesiano 2012 Leucostele coquimbana (Molina) Schlumpb. 2012 Trichocereus coquimbanus (Molina) Britton & Rose 1920

Leucostele nigripilis is a species of Leucostele found in Chile.

Distribution

This species is found in Region III of Atacama and Region IV of Coquimbo, at elevations ranging from sea level to 700 meters.

Taxonomy

This species was first described as Cactus coquimbanus. The specific epithet nigripilis comes from Latin, means 'black hairs' and refers to the black hairs from the areoles.

External links

• Media related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Leucostele nigripilis at Wikispecies