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Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii

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Source-backed classification draft for Leucostele terscheckii.

Scientific taxonomy article

Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Leucostele.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BOLOO, AGWTU, AGWSL, AGWSE, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BOL, AGW, AGWLR, AGWME, AGWSJ, AGWCA, AGW_SA; Bolivia to NW. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122515-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Leucostele terscheckii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/11023348 ↩

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Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii (formerly known as Trichocereus terscheckii ), commonly referred to as the Cardon Grande or Argentine Saguaro, is a massive, tree like columnar cactus belonging to the family Cactaceae . Despite its striking morphological resemblance to the North American Saguaro ( Carnegiea gigantea ), it represents an independent evolutionary lineage native to the Southern Hemisphere.