Aporocactus flagelliformis
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Aporocactus flagelliformis (L.) Lem. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Aporocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXECU, INDPU, INDBI, INDCH, MEXICO, ASSAS, INDGO, MXETA, MXECO, ASS, MXCTL, MXEZA; EC. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.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. "Aporocactus flagelliformis (L.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128832-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Aporocactus flagelliformis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7283331 ↩
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