Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A.Berger is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Brasiliopuntia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is BZCMT, BZNRO, BZNTO, BZNAC, URU, PER, BZEPE, BZLMG, BZSRS, BZECE, BZSPR, WESTERNSOUTH_AMERICA; Brazil to E. Peru and N. Argentina.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A.Berger". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:129102-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7530646 ↩
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