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

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

• The Plant List.org: Browningia

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