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

  1. 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
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Monvillea smithiana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3941803
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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.