Pilocereus pachycladus
F.Ritter
Blue pilocereus
Cactaceae Edible: Fruit, Cladodes, Stem
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A tropical tree cactus with distinctive flattened, leaf-like stems.
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Edible Uses
The fruit, cladodes (stem segments), and stem are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil*, South America,
Synonyms
Pilosocereus atroflavispinus F.RitterPilosocereus azureus F.RitterPilosocereus cenepequei C.T.Rizzini & A.de Mattos-FilhoPilosocereus cyaneus F.RitterPilosocereus oreus F.RitterPilosocereus pernambucoensis var. montealtoi F.RitterPilosocereus schoebelii P.J.BraunPilosocereus splendidus F.RitterPilosocereus superbus F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. gacapaensis F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. lanosior F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. regius F.RitterPseudopilocereus atroflavispinus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus azureus Buining & BrederooPseudopilocereus oreus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus pachycladus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus var. gacapaensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
Pseudopilocereus superbus var. lanosior (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus var. regius (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
Also Known As
Facheiro-azul, Mandacaru-de-facho, Pacheiro
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 499
- Nascimento, V. T. D., et al, 2012, Famine Foods of Brazil’s Seasonal Dry Forests: Ethnobotanical and Nutritional Aspects. Economic Botany.66 (1), pp 22-34
