Cleistocactus sepium
(Kunth) F.A.C.Weber
Cactaceae
Borzicactus aequatorialis Backeb.
Borzicactus jajoianus Backeb.
Borzicactus morleyanus Britton & Rose
Borzicactus sepium (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Borzicactus ventimigliae Riccob.
Borzicactus websterianus Backeb.
Cactus sepium Kunth
Cereus chotaensis (Weber) Vaupel
Cereus jajoianus Backeb.
Cereus sepium (Kunth) DC.
Cereus ventimigliae (Riccob.) Vaupel
Cleistocactus chotaensis A.Weber
Echinocactus weberbaueri Vaupel
Loxanthocereus jajoianus (Backeb.) Backeb.
Loxanthocereus trujilloensis F. Ritter
Matucana weberbaueri (Vaupel) Backeb.
Common Name: Muyusa
Cultivated plant in the Huntington Library Desert Botanical Garden
Photograph by: Pamla J. Eisenberg
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Cultivated plant in the Huntington Library Desert Botanical Garden
Photograph by: Pamla J. Eisenberg
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Flowering plant
Photograph by: A.Davey
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General Information
Muyusa is a spiny, succulent shrub producing a single, unbranched stem up to 1.5 metres tall and 4cm thick[
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 Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants.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 edible fruit is gathered from the wild and eaten locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Northern S. America - Ecuador.
Habitat
Dry hills[
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 Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants.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 |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. A white flesh containing numerous small 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.
]. The globular fruit is about 2cm in diameter[
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 -
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