Peixoto M. R., Zappi D. C., Silva S. R., Costa G. M., Aona L. Y. S., Cactus survey at the Floresta Nacional of Contendas do Sincorá, Bahia, Brazil, Bradleya, 2016, 34:38-54, doi: 10.25223/brad.n34.2016.a19
The flora description for the studied area in Bahia includes taxonomic comparisons of cacti. For Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis, it presents stem architecture, flowers and the few large seeds.