Cactaceae
Borzicactus

Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose

First published in Cact. 2: 160 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Colombia to Ecuador. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Cleistocactus sepium.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Madsen et al [36803] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102092 No
Madsen [50384] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102094 No
Madsen [61045] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102081 No
Madsen [50384] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102093 No
Madsen [50389] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251584 No
Madsen [61045] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102082 No
Madsen [61019] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102085 No
Madsen [50025] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000275307 No
Hunt; Supthut; Madsen [89095] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102095 No
Madsen [50041] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102083 No
Hunt; Supthut; Madsen [89095A] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102096 No
Madsen [50395] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251582 No
Madsen [50082] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102087 No
Madsen [50025] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102086 No
Madsen [50041] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102084 No
Madsen [61011] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102080 No
Madsen [61107] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102079 No
Madsen [61107] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102076 No
Madsen [61107] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102077 No
Madsen [50082] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102088 No
Madsen [50177] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102090 No
Madsen et al [36803] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102091 No
Madsen [50177] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102089 No
Madsen [61107] Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102078 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102115 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102113 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102126 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102097 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102114 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102109 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102099 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102112 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102107 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102108 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102106 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102121 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102100 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102110 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102117 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102123 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102101 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102111 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102116 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102104 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102125 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102119 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102124 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102098 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102122 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251582 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102120 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102138 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102118 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102102 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102103 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102130 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000275307 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102105 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102077 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102078 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102076 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102139 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102134 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102080 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102136 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102095 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102135 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102128 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102137 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102133 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102129 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251586 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251585 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251587 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102132 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102096 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102087 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000251584 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102086 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102089 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102082 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102091 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102083 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102127 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102085 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102079 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102090 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102088 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102084 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102081 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102093 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102092 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102131 No
Ecuador Cleistocactus sepium K000102094 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0