Cereus repandus

Cereus repandus
	Cereus repandus; Plate 131 from 1911 from Blooming Cacti
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Cereeae
Genre :	Cereus
Type :	Cereus repandus
Scientific name
	Cereus repandus
	( L. ) Mill.

Cereus repandus is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Spanish common names are "Cadushi" and "Kadushi".

description

Cereus repandus grows tree-shaped, is usually richly branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 10 meters. Often a clear trunk is formed. The cylindrical, gray-green, upright or slightly curved, segmented shoots have a diameter of 10 to 20 centimeters. There are nine to ten rounded ribs that are up to 1 centimeter high. The small areoles on it are far apart. The gray, needle-like thorns are very variable. They are often numerous, but they can also be completely absent. The longest thorns are up to 2 inches long.

The white flowers are 12 to 15 inches long. Their bracts have reddish tips. The spherical to elongated red fruits have a length of up to 4 centimeters. They contain a white pulp .

use

The fruits and the shoots are edible. Planted together, the species is used as a "living fence". Firewood is made from the wood of the shoots. It is also used to make furniture. Cut shoots are used as a soap substitute.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Cereus repandus is common in the western Caribbean and Venezuela .

The first description as Cactus repandus was published in 1753 by Carl von Linné in his work Species Plantarum . Philip Miller placed them in the genus Cereus in 1768 . Synonyms include Cactus peruvianus L. (1753) and Cereus peruvianus (L.) Mill. (1768).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 110-111 .

Individual evidence

↑ Carl von Linné: Species Plantarum . Volume 1, 1753, p. 467 ( online ).
^ The Gardeners Dictionary . 8th edition, 1768, without page number ( online ).
↑ Cereus repandus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Nassar, J., 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Cereus repandus - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Carl von Linné: Species Plantarum . Volume 1, 1753, p. 467 ( online ).

[2] The Gardeners Dictionary . 8th edition, 1768, without page number ( online ).

[3] Cereus repandus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Nassar, J., 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.