Species

Browningia hertlingiana

Browningia hertlingiana

Browningia hertlingiana

Browningia hertlingiana (Backeb.) Buxb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, PEROO, PER, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Peru (Ayacucho).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, desert or dry shrubland.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. "Browningia hertlingiana (Backeb.) Buxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:129134-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Browningia hertlingiana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3946522

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What is Browningia hertlingiana?
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