Cereus forbesii — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Cereus

At a glance

Occurrence records125

Data sources4

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Cereus forbesii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility125 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF125 records

01Narrative

Cereus forbesii is a species of columnar cactus whose native range is Bolivia to N. Central Argentina. The species is a branched, shrubby cactus that can grow up to in height, but is usually found at a height of . It grows in arid hills, forests, plains, and on the edges of salt flats at an elevation of .

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Size & morphology1

Plant height max12 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formsucculent tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 000 m

Elevation min500 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayCAM

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type125 records

Wild obs. + sensor118

Museum / vouchered7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO380 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 58≤1 km 26≤10 km 8>10 km 2

94 georeferenced · 24 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor118

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Buenos Aires, AR	2
Castelar, AR	2
Corrientes, AR	2
San Isidro, AR	1

4 institutions · 7 of 7 vouchered records shown