Chaco Torch Cactus

Cleistocactus baumannii

Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGEER, BZCMT, AGWSE, URU, AGE, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BOL, PAROO, PAR, AGWCA, AGWSA, AGE_MI; Bolivia to Uruguay.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, seasonally dry tropical.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. "Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30012152-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cleistocactus baumannii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279842
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Bolivia to Uruguay

Automatically collected source range/note: AGE_ER, BZC_MT, AGW_SE, URU, AGE, WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, BOL, PAR_OO, PAR, AGW_CA, AGW_SA, AGE_MI; Bolivia to Uruguay.