Lepismium houlletianum
Lepismium houlletianum
Lepismium houlletianum
Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Lepismium.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGECH, AGEER, AGEFO, AGEBA, BZLES, BZSSC, AGECO, BRAZIL, AGE, BZLMG, BZLTR, BZSRS; SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, wet 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. "Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279557-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Lepismium houlletianum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279936 ↩
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