Cleistocactus buchtienii
Cleistocactus buchtienii
Cleistocactus buchtienii
Cleistocactus buchtienii Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cleistocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is BOLOO, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BOL, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Bolivia.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Cleistocactus buchtienii Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131005-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cleistocactus buchtienii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279825 ↩
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