Myrtillocactus schenckii

Myrtillocactus schenckii (J.A.Purpus) 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 Myrtillocactus.¹²

Its recorded native range/source remark is GUA, MXS, GUAOO, MXSJA, MEXICO, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXCME, MXSGR, MXCTL, MXSNA, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca), Guatemala.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent 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

1. Plants of the World Online. "Myrtillocactus schenckii (J.A.Purpus) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166642-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Myrtillocactus schenckii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279762 ↩