Species

Cereus erectus

Cereus erectus

Cereus erectus

Cereus erectus Karw. ex Pfeiff. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, Unknown.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. "Cereus erectus Karw. ex Pfeiff.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130168-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cereus erectus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/8533017

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