Candelabra Cactus

Jasminocereus thouarsii

Jasminocereus thouarsii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, GAL, GALOO, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Galápagos.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, 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. "Jasminocereus thouarsii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131414-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Jasminocereus thouarsii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3943659
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Galápagos

Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, GAL, GAL_OO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; Galápagos.