Rhodocactus bahiensis is a species of tree-like cactus that is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Rhodocactus bahiensis grows as a small tree or a shrub, reaching 1–6 m (3–20 ft) high, with trunks to 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

[3] In its native habitat, R. bahiensis flowers in the spring and summer, from October to April, and fruits in the autumn from March to June.

[4] Molecular phylogenetic studies suggested that when broadly circumscribed, Pereskia was not monophyletic, and consisted of three clades.

[6] Rhodocactus bahiensis is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia,[2] where it is found in caatinga, subtropical dry shrubland.