Species

Borzicactus sepium

Borzicactus sepium

Borzicactus sepium

Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLMOO, SOUTHERNAMERICA, ECU, CLM, ECUOO, WESTERNSOUTH_AMERICA; SW. Colombia to Ecuador.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. "Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35149-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Borzicactus sepium". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281244

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