Lepismium lumbricoides
Lepismium lumbricoides
Lepismium lumbricoides
Lepismium lumbricoides (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 AGWSJ, BZL, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, BZS, BZLMG, AGWTU, BZLES, BZLTR, BZLRJ, AGWJU, BZSPR; Bolivia to Brazil (São Paulo) and N. Argentina.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, 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. "Lepismium lumbricoides (Lem.) Barthlott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:944058-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Lepismium lumbricoides". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279927 ↩
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What is Lepismium lumbricoides?
Lepismium lumbricoides is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Lepismium lumbricoides.
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