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Cereus portoricensis

(Britton) Urb.

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit

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Wisconsin State Herbarium, Vascular Plants (WIS-)

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Description

A cactus.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Puerto Rico, West Indies,

Synonyms

Harrisia portoricensis Britton

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 406 (As Harrisia portoricense)
  • Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 87 (As Harrisia portoricense)

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