Cereus pterogonus Le Marie

 
  • Family : CACTACEAE
    (Cactus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NAG PHANI FAMILY / CACTUS FAMILY (नागफणी फैमिली / कैक्टस फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cactaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Unresolved name
  • Common name : Columnar Cactus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chadhurakalli (Telugu)
    • Poochamullu (Malayalam)
    • Sippaai kathaalai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Garden plant. In plains to 400m. Introduced, now runs wild in wasteland where it forms impenetrable thickets.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Guntur district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Puri district, Balasore district, Ganjam district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cereus pterogonus. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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