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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Espostoa Britton & Rose

This genus name was first published in Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 60 (1920)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000014051.

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Synonyms of Espostoa

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Binghamia	Britton & Rose	Cactaceae 2: 167. 1920.	—	wfo-4000004646
Pseudoespostoa	Backeb.	Cact. J. (Croydon) 1: 52 (1933)		wfo-4000031511
Thrixanthocereus	Backeb.	Blätt. Kakteenf. 1937(8): [8] Nachtr. 15[2] (1937)		wfo-4000038277

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Espostoa:

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Espostoa humboldtiana	Backeb.	in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 3: 131. 1932.	wfo-0000680864
Espostoa humboldtii	Backeb.	in Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 46: 206. 1931.	wfo-0000680865
Espostoa lanata var. floridaensis	F.Ritter	Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1442. 1981.	wfo-0000680869