Lemaireocereus

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Lemaireocereus

Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 424. 1909 sec. Arias & al. 20121 wfo-4000020965
  • ≡Pachycereus subg. Lemaireocereus (Britton & Rose) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17: 119. 1972 syn. sec. Arias & al. 20121 wfo-3500004028
  • ≡Pachycereus sect. Lemaireocereus (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 106. 1992 syn. sec. Arias & al. 20121 wfo-3400012100
      • Type: Lemaireocereus hollianus (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
  • 1. Arias, S., Gama López, S., Guzmán Cruz, L. U. & Vázquez-Benítez, B. 2012: Cactaceae. – In: Medina, L. R., Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 95. – México D. F.: Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • =Anisocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 21. 1938 syn. sec. Arias & al. 20122 wfo-4000002169
      • Lectotype (designated by Backeberg 1942: 473): Anisocereus lepidanthus (Eichlam) Backeb. [fide Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra G., eds. 1996+: 23 oct 20204]
  • 2. Arias, S., Gama López, S., Guzmán Cruz, L. U. & Vázquez-Benítez, B. 2012: Cactaceae. – In: Medina, L. R., Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 95. – México D. F.: Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México., 3. Backeberg, C. 1942: – Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2), 4. Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra G., eds. 1996+: Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)

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Notes

In the second half of the twentieth century, Lemaireocereus was referred to as synonym of Pachycereus (see there) by Buxbaum (1961), Bravo-Hollis (1978), and Gibson & Horak (1978), based on similar floral morphology. Phylogenies based on molecular (Arias & al. 2003) and structural data (Arias & Terrazas 2006) consistently have revealed that Lemaireocereus is an early diversified lineage within Pachycereinae. Lemaireocereus should be restricted to species with rounded ribs, terminal flowers with long hairs and bristles, fruit with irregular dehiscence, and red pulp (Arias & Terrazas 2009; Arias & al. 2012).A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H

Taxon standing

Category E. No assessment of monophyly has yet been possible, because only a few species were sampled or no phylogenetic study has been conducted so far.

Bibliography

A. Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2006: Análisis cladístico del género Pachycereus (Cactaceae) con caracteres morfológicos. – Brittonia 58(3): 197-216. https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58%5b197%3aACDGPC%5d2.0.CO%3b2
B. Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2009: Taxonomic revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae). – Systematic Botany 34(1): 68-83
C. Arias, S., Gama López, S., Guzmán Cruz, L. U. & Vázquez-Benítez, B. 2012: Cactaceae. – In: Medina, L. R., Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 95. – México D. F.: Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
D. Arias, S., Terrazas, T. & Cameron, K. 2003: Phylogenetic analysis of Pachycereus (Cactaceae, Pachycereeae) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. – Systematic Botany 28(3): 547-557
E. Bravo-Hollis, H. 1978: Las Cactáceas de México, ed. 2, 1. – México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
F. Buxbaum, F. 1961: Die Entwicklungslinien der Tribus Pachycereae F. Buxb. (Cactaceae - Cereoideae). – Botanische Studien 12: 1-107
G. Gibson, A.C. & Horak, K.E. 1978: Systematic anatomy and phylogeny of Mexican columnar cacti. – Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65: 999 - 1057
H. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301