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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.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
candleholder cactus
speciesBrowningia candelaris
Browningia pilleifera
speciesBrowningia pilleifera
Browningia altissima
speciesBrowningia altissima
Browningia microsperma
speciesBrowningia microsperma
Browningia chlorocarpa
speciesBrowningia chlorocarpa
Browningia amstutziae
speciesBrowningia amstutziae
Browningia utcubambensis
speciesBrowningia utcubambensis
Browningia hernandezii
speciesBrowningia hernandezii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 438079.