Leptocereus cremnophilus Hoxey & Gdaniec

, Bradleya 41: 61 (2023).
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.