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Arthrocereus spinosissimus

Arthrocereus spinosissimus

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Source-backed classification draft for Arthrocereus spinosissimus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Arthrocereus spinosissimus

Arthrocereus spinosissimus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is BZCDF, BZCMS, BZCMT, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZC, BZC_GO; Brazil (Mato Grosso).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, 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. "Arthrocereus spinosissimus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20865-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Arthrocereus spinosissimus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3958634 ↩

Plants In This Group

Arthrocereus spinosissimus

Arthrocereus spinosissimus

Arthrocereus spinosissimus

Arthrocereus spinosissimus is a rare, highly spiny, and slender succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family . Native to the seasonally dry tropical savannas of Brazil, this species is appreciated by collectors for its fragile, jointed stems and beautiful nocturnal flowers.