Browningia
Browningia is a genus of cacti, comprising 11 accepted and 3 unresolved species. It is named for Webster E Browning (1869-1942), director of the Instituto Inglés, Santiago, Chile.[1]
Browningia candelaris (Candelabra cactus), Chile
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Synonymy
Synonyms of this genus are:
Species
- Browningia albiceps F.Ritter
- Browningia altissima (F.Ritter) Buxb.
- Browningia amstutziae (Rauh & Backeb.) Hutchison ex Krainz
- Browningia caineana (Cárdenas) D.R.Hunt
- Browningia candelaris (Meyen) Britton & Rose
- Browningia candelaris subsp. icaensis (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
- Browningia chlorocarpa (Kunth) W.T.Marshall
- Browningia columnaris F.Ritter
- Browningia hernandezii Fern.Alonso
- Browningia hertlingiana (Backeb.) Buxb.
- Browningia microsperma (Werderm. & Backeb.) W.T.Marshall
- Browningia pilleifera (F.Ritter) Hutchison
- Browningia riosaniensis (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Browningia utcubambensis Hutch.
- Browningia viridis (Rauh & Backeb.) Buxb.
References
- Anderson, Edward F (2001). The cactus family. Timber Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
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