Snowdrop Cactus

Lepismium houlletianum

Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGECH, AGEER, AGEFO, AGEBA, BZLES, BZSSC, AGECO, BRAZIL, AGE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZSRS; SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, wet 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. "Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279557-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Lepismium houlletianum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279936
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SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

Automatically collected source range/note: AGE_CH, AGE_ER, AGE_FO, AGE_BA, BZL_ES, BZS_SC, AGE_CO, BRAZIL, AGE, BZL_MG, BZL_TR, BZS_RS; SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones).