Armatocereus laetus
Armatocereus laetus
Armatocereus laetus (Kunth) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Armatocereus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, PEROO, PER, SOUTHERNAMERICA; W. Peru.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Armatocereus laetus (Kunth) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19746-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Armatocereus laetus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3953615 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
W. Peru
Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, PER_OO, PER, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; W. Peru.