- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77323179-1
- Publication
- Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. Botley
- Collation
- 41: 61
- Date of Publication
- 10 May 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Abbott 1191
- Locality
- Province Samaná: Samaná Peninsula, Cape Samaná, 0–100 m
- Collection Date
- 25 Mar 1921
- Type Herbaria
- holotype NY 01495820
isotype US 00048113 - Distribution Of Types
- Dominican Republic (Caribbean, Southern America)
Remarks
doi:10.25223/brad.n41.2023.a3 Etymology: name from the Greek 'kremnos', cliff, and 'philos', friend or liking; this refers to the exclusive cliff-dwelling habitat of this species, which is unique for Leptocereus in Hispaniola.