Mila caespitosa

Mila caespitosa
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Trichocereeae
Genus:	Mila; Britton & Rose
Species:	M. caespitosa
Binomial name
	Mila caespitosa; Britton & Rose

Mila caespitosa is a species of cacti (family Cactaceae) and the only species of the genus Mila. Its generic name is an anagram of Lima, Peru. The genus was first thought to comprise 13 species, until recent studies suggest they form one very variable species.

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