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Useful Tropical Plants

Cereus fernambucensis

Lem.

Cactaceae


Apparently, fernambucensis was a mis-spelling when the plant name was first published. Some authorities, such as 'GRIN' and the 'Flora do Brasil', treat this mis-spelt name as the correct spelling whilst others, such as 'Missouri Botanical Gardens', correct it to pernambucensis[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. To complicate matters further, the name has also been mis-spelt as Cereus fernambuscensis[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

+ Synonyms

Cactus undulosus Kostel.

Cereus affinis Pfeiff.

Cereus brandii Salm-Dyck

Cereus cognatus Pfeiff.

Cereus hexangularis Pfeiff.

Cereus laetus Salm-Dyck

Cereus obtusus Haw.

Cereus prismatiformis Pfeiff.

Cereus quadrangularis Haw.

Cereus salm-dyckianus Salm-Dyck

Cereus trigonus Pfeiff.

Cereus variabilis Pfeiff.

Common Name:

Cereus fernambucensis
Plant growing in the Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, São Paulo City, SP, Brazil.
Photograph by: Daderot
Public domain
Cereus fernambucensis Cereus fernambucensis

General Information

Cereus fernambucensis is a succulent, evergreen cactus, usually growing in clumps with its stems creeping and sprawling. It can form clumps up to 40cm tall and 4 - 5 metres wide[
529
Title
The Cactaceae
Publication
 
Author
Britton N.L. & Rose J.N.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
529
Title
The Cactaceae
Publication
 
Author
Britton N.L. & Rose J.N.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

S. America - eastern and northeastern Brazil.

Habitat

Grows along the coast, very common in the sand just back of the ocean beach, and on rocks near the sea[
529
Title
The Cactaceae
Publication
 
Author
Britton N.L. & Rose J.N.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height0.30 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the subtropical to tropical zones.
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[
423
Title
Desert Tropicals
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
]. Prefers a pH lower than 6[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Established plants are very drought tolerant.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
301
Title
Cornucopia II
Publication
 
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications, California.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-9628087-2-5
Description
The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
,
529
Title
The Cactaceae
Publication
 
Author
Britton N.L. & Rose J.N.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The purplish-red fruit is narrowly oblong, about 6 - 7cm long, splitting along one side when mature to expose the white edible pulp and black seeds[
529
Title
The Cactaceae
Publication
 
Author
Britton N.L. & Rose J.N.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings
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