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Cereus jamacaru - Flower, side view - Click to enlarge!

Flower, side view; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 1/2013 © Jörn Germer

Cereus jamacaru - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 1/2013 © Jörn Germer

Cereus jamacaru - Ripe fruit - Click to enlarge!

Ripe fruit; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer

Cereus jamacaru - Cross-section of ripe fruit - Click to enlarge!

Cross-section of ripe fruit; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer

Cereus jamacaru - Stem section - Click to enlarge!

Stem section; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer

Cereus jamacaru - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Internal reference: 1898
Date of entry: 22.04.2012
Last update: 02.02.2013

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2509)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2408)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2040)

      Order: Caryophyllales (101)

        Family: Cactaceae (17) (family description)

          Genus: Cereus (1)

           Epithet: jamacaru DC. (1)

jamacaru => derived from the indigenous tupi word mandacarú, meaning spiny bundle

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub, tree

Flower colour: beige, white

External links

Check for Cereus jamacaru at World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

  • [159] Cactaceae - Flora of North America - www.efloras.org

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