Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose

Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose

Leptocereus quadricostatus, or sebucan, is a threatened Cactaceae species native to Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.

Family
Genus
Leptocereus
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Leptocereus quadricostatus (Bello) Britton & Rose

Leptocereus quadricostatus, commonly known as sebucan, is a cactus species belonging to the family Cactaceae. This species occurs naturally in Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Its native natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Leptocereus quadricostatus is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Logan Crees, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Logan Crees · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Cactaceae Leptocereus

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

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