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

1. 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 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7530646 ↩