Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott

Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott

Lepismium houlletianum is a threatened cactus species found across parts of South America in moist forest habitats.

Family
Genus
Lepismium
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott

Lepismium houlletianum is a plant species that belongs to the cactus family, Cactaceae. This species has been confirmed to occur in Argentina and Brazil, and may also be present in Bolivia. Its native natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, as well as subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Currently, Lepismium houlletianum is threatened by the loss of its habitat.

Photo: (c) João Vitor Andriola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by João Vitor Andriola · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Cactaceae Lepismium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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