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Cereus columna-trajani

Karw. ex Pfeiff.

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical cactus species in the Cactaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Mexico,

Notes

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Synonyms

Heseltonia columna-trajani (Karw.) Backeb.Melocactus columa-trajani Pfeiff.Pilocereus columna Lem.

Also Known As

Higos de tetezo

References (1)

  • 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 206

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