Cephalocereus mezcalaensis
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Bravo is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cephalocereus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXS, MXSJA, MEXICO, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXCME, MXSGR, MXCTL, MXSNA, MXCMO, MXC_DF, MXC; C. & SW. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Bravo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:129869-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cephalocereus mezcalaensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3954267 ↩
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