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Acanthocereus castellae

Acanthocereus castellae

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Source-backed classification draft for Acanthocereus castellae.

Scientific taxonomy article

Acanthocereus castellae

Acanthocereus castellae (Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is MEXICO, MXSNA, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Jalisco to Guerrero).1

POWO records the plant context as scrambling 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. "Acanthocereus castellae (Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77142332-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Acanthocereus castellae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10882912 ↩

Plants In This Group

Acanthocereus castellae

Acanthocereus castellae

Acanthocereus castellae

Acanthocereus castellae is a rare, scrambling succulent shrub or subshrub belonging to the family Cactaceae. In its native environment, it relies on surrounding vegetation and rocky outcrops for support. In cultivation, it requires sharp drainage and adequate indirect sunlight to thrive .