Cleistocactus ritteri

Cleistocactus ritteri Backeb. ex Guiggi 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 SOUTHERNAMERICA, BOL, BOLOO, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA; Bolivia (La Paz).¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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

1. Plants of the World Online. "Cleistocactus ritteri Backeb. ex Guiggi". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77209138-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cleistocactus ritteri". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/11081586 ↩