Loxanthocereus xylorhizus

Loxanthocereus xylorhizus

Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, PEROO, PER, SOUTHERNAMERICA; C. Peru.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Loxanthocereus xylorhizus F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279875-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Loxanthocereus xylorhizus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3952711
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Native Habitat

C. Peru

Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, PER_OO, PER, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; C. Peru.