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

Browningia
B. hertlingiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Browningieae
Genus:
Browningia

Synonymy

Synonyms of this genus are:

  • Azureocereus Akers & H.Johnson
  • Castellanosia Cárdenas
  • Gymnocereus Rauh & Backeb.

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
  1. Anderson, Edward F (2001). The cactus family. Timber Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-88192-498-9.


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