cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Austrocylindropuntia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is VICOO, ALGOO, CLMOO, AUSTRALASIA, PER, MORSP, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLM, NSW, CNY, AUSTRALIA, VIC; C. Colombia, Ecuador to NW. Peru.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128942-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3951322
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Native Habitat

C. Colombia, Ecuador to NW. Peru

Automatically collected source range/note: VIC_OO, ALG_OO, CLM_OO, AUSTRALASIA, PER, MOR_SP, WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, CLM, NSW, CNY, AUSTRALIA, VIC; C. Colombia, Ecuador to NW. Peru.