Leucostele

Leucostele is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Leucostele
Leucostele terscheckii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cereeae
Subtribe:	Trichocereinae
Genus:	Leucostele Backeb.[1]
Type species
Leucostele atacamensis
Species
See text.

Species

Species of the genus Leucostele according to Plants of the World Online as of July 2023^[update]:^[1]

image	Scientific Name	Distribution
	Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb.	Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
	Leucostele bolligeriana (Mächler & Helmut Walter) Schlumpb.	Chile (Cardenal Caro)
	Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb.	Chile
	Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb.	Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo)
	Leucostele faundezii (Albesiano) Schlumpb.	Chile (Coquimbo)
	Leucostele litoralis (Johow) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter	Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso).
	Leucostele nigripilis (Phil.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter	Chile (Atacama to Coquimbo)
	Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb.	Chile (Coquimbo)
	Leucostele skottsbergii (Backeb.) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter	Chile (Coquimbo)
	Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.	Argentina
	Leucostele tunariensis (Cárdenas) Schlumpb.	Bolivia
	Leucostele undulosa (Albesiano) Schlumpb.	Chile (Coquimbo)
	Leucostele werdermanniana (Backeb.) Schlumpb.	Bolivia