Herbarium JCB

Cereus peruvianus (L.) Mill.

Family : CACTACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Cactaceae
Species : Cereus peruvianus
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cereus hildmannianus K. Schum.
Common name : Column Cactus, Hedge Cactus
Collection Nos : KFP 2920, KFP 8931
Key identification features : A common �â��tree cereus�â�� with fleshy 6-9-ribbed, bluish-green columnar stems. The older portions of the stems are with long, brown spines whereas the younger sections are often being nearly spineless and without leaves. Flowers are large (about 20 cm. long) and open in the night. The crimson red fruit is edible.
Habit : Shrub
Native : Tropical America
Comments : Planted along hedge
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bijapur, Davanagere, Udupi, Dakshina kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere