Haageocereus multangularis

(Haw.) F. Ritter

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical cactus in the Cactaceae family, grown for its edible fruit.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Peru, South America,

Synonyms

Cereus multiangularis Haw.Echinocereus multiangularis (Haw.) RumplerHaageocereus acanthocladus Rauh & Backeb.Haageocereus akersii Backeb.Haagocereus aureispinus Rauh & Backeb.Haageocereus chosicensis Backeb.Haageocereus chrysacanthus (Akers) Backeb.Haageocereus clavatus CullmanHaageocereus crassiareolatus Rauh & Backeb.Haageocereus dichromis Rauh & Backeb.and others

References (2)

Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 403 (As Haageocereus pseudo-melanostele)
Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 87 (As Haageocereus pseudo-melanostele)