Lophocereus schottii
Lophocereus schottii
Lophocereus schottii
Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Lophocereus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AFRICA, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, MEXICO, MXN, MXNSI, CNYOO, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXNSO, MXNBS, ARI, MACARONESIA, ARI_OO; SW. Arizona to NW. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143583-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Lophocereus schottii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084409 ↩
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