Pilosocereus moritzianus

(Otto) Byles & G. D. Rowley

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit 12 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Pilosocereus moritzianus is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to Trinidad and Tobago and the Venezuelan Antilles in the Caribbean and to Venezuela in northern South America. It was first described in 1837 as Cereus moritzianus. It was subsequently placed in the genus Cephalocereus before being moved to Pilosocereus in 1957. It has also been treated as a subspecies of Pilosocereus lanuginosus, P. lanuginosus subsp. moritzianus.

Description

A tropical cactus (Cactaceae) that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

South America, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Cephalocereus backebergii (Weing.) BorgCephalocereus moritzianus (Otto) Britton & RoseCereus moritzianus OttoPilocereus moritzianus (Otto) Lem.and others