Monvillea smithiana
Monvillea smithiana
Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Monvillea.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is CARIBBEAN, NORTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, TRTOO, VENOO, TRT, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, VEN; Patos Is. to N. Venezuela.1
POWO records the plant context as climbing succulent, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164201-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Monvillea smithiana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3941803 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Patos Is. to N. Venezuela
Automatically collected source range/note: CARIBBEAN, NORTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, TRT_OO, VEN_OO, TRT, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, VEN; Patos Is. to N. Venezuela.