Acanthocereus chiapensis

Acanthocereus chiapensis Bravo 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 GUA, HONOO, MXTCA, GUAOO, MXTCI, MXTYU, MEXICO, MXTTB, HON, MXT, MXTQR, NORTHERNAMERICA; Mexico (Chiapas) to Honduras.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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. "Acanthocereus chiapensis Bravo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1635-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Acanthocereus chiapensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3956362 ↩