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Cereus pterogonus
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Family:
CACTACEAE
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Citation: Cereus pterogonus Lam., Cact. Gen. 59.1839; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 219. 1990; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 328. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Poochamullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Columnar Cactus
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Description:
Shrub; stems columnar, 3-9-winged or angled; wings to 4 cm wide; areoles echinate, without glochids, lanate; spines c. 15, unequal, to 3 cm. Leaves 0. Flowers lateral, sessile, to 15 cm wide. Perianth tube terete at base, to 10 cm, funnel-shaped with a few scales below. Tepals numerous; outer ones greenish-white; inner ones white, oblong, lanceolate, to 7 x 1.5 cm. Stamens numerous, inserted at various levels on the perianth; filaments slender; anthers oblong, to 2.5 mm. Ovary subterete-angular, 2.5-3 cm long, 1 cm broad, with scales and areoles; ovules numerous, on several parietal placentae; style to 10 cm; stigmatic lobes 10-15, to 1 cm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown along the fences
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Thadikundu area, Pattanakadu
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