Marginatocereus marginatus

Marginatocereus marginatus

Marginatocereus marginatus (DC.) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEGU, MXSMI, MXSJA, SPASP, MXSCL, EUROPE, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, MXCDF, MEXICO; Mexico.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, 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. "Marginatocereus marginatus (DC.) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153112-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Marginatocereus marginatus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281746
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Mexico

Automatically collected source range/note: MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_GU, MXS_MI, MXS_JA, SPA_SP, MXS_CL, EUROPE, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXE_DU, MXC_DF, MEXICO; Mexico.