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Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo (Kunth) Lodé is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Leuenbergeria.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MYA, INDCT, WINSV, INDDD, INDKE, INDYA, TRTOO, WINMA, INDPO, CUBOO, PAN, INDHA; Panama to NW. Colombia.1

POWO records the plant context as tree, wet 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. "Leuenbergeria bleo (Kunth) Lodé". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461844-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Leuenbergeria bleo". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10629177 ↩

Plants In This Group

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo, commonly known as the rose cactus, is a unique and primitive member of the family Cactaceae. Unlike most familiar cacti, it features prominent green leaves and a woody tree-like growth habit .

 Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo, commonly known as the rose cactus, is a unique and primitive member of the family Cactaceae. Unlike most familiar cacti, it features prominent green leaves and a woody tree-like growth habit .

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What is Leuenbergeria bleo?
Leuenbergeria bleo is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Leuenbergeria bleo.
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