Cereus heteracanthus

Cereus heteracanthus Tweedie ex Sweet 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

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGECH, AGEER, AGEFO, AGEBA, AGECO, AGE, AGELP, AGECN, AGEDF, AGEMI, AGESF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA; Argentina.¹

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 heteracanthus Tweedie ex Sweet". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130281-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cereus heteracanthus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/8674454 ↩