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Leptocereus
Genus of cacti From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leptocereus is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles.[4] It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae[5] or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae.[6]
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It is a very rare plant to encounter. The plants themselves are mostly sprawling shrubs, but can also form trees up to 30 feet or more in height. The stems are highly angled; with few large ribs which bear comfortably-spaced areoles that have spine clusters of about 10 spines or so. Some lose spine as they age. Often, the flowers are white or whitish-green and bear spines on raised areoles.[7]
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As of 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[8]
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