Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Austrocylindropuntia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is VICOO, ALGOO, CLMOO, AUSTRALASIA, PER, MORSP, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLM, NSW, CNY, AUSTRALIA, VIC; C. Colombia, Ecuador to NW. Peru.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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. "Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128942-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3951322 ↩
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