Summary
Place of publication:
Bradleya 5:99. 1987
Verified:
03/02/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
- Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
- Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Portuguese
rabo-de-arara – Swedish
snödroppskaktus –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Minas Gerais | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Paraná | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Santa Catarina | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | São Paulo | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=436478.
Accessed 7 May 2025.