Cereus horrispinus

Cereus horrispinus Backeb. 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 WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLM, NORTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLMOO, VENOO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, VEN; N. Colombia to NW. Venezuela.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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. "Cereus horrispinus Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53039-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cereus horrispinus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5623397 ↩