Borzicactus icosagonus
(Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae
Akersia roseiflora Buining
Binghamia aurivilla (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
Binghamia humboldtii (Kunth) Backeb.
Binghamia icosagona (Kunth) Backeb.
Borzicactus aurivillus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Borzicactus crassiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Lodé
Borzicactus humboldtii (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactus humboldtii Kunth
Cactus icosagonus Kunth
Cereus aurivillus K.Schum.
Cereus humboldtii (Kunth) DC.
Cereus icosagonus (Kunth) DC.
Cereus isogonus K.Schum.
Cleistocactus crassiserpens Rauh & Backeb.
Cleistocactus humboldtii (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber
Cleistocactus icosagonus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber
Cleistocactus roseiflorus (Buining) G.D.Rowley
Loxanthocereus crassiserpens (Rauh & Backeb.) Backeb.
Loxanthocereus trujilloensis F.Ritter
Matucana humboldtii (Kunth) Buxb.
Matucana icosagona (Kunth) Buxb.
Seticereus aurivillus Backeb.
Seticereus ferrugineus Backeb.
Seticereus humboldtii (Kunth) Backeb.
Seticereus icosagonus (Kunth) Backeb.
Common Name: Kichwa de la Sierra
General Information
Borzicactus icosagonus is a spiny, succulent, evergreen, shrubby cactus with large, low clumps of prostrate to ascending cylindrical stems; the stems are around 3 - 5cm in diameter and can be 20 - 60cm tall[
1987- Title
- The Cactus Family
- Publication
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- Author
- Anderson E.F.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 0-88192-498-9
- Description
- An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Borzicactus icosagonus is widely distributed, locally abundant, and
there are no major threats affecting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1987- Title
- The Cactus Family
- Publication
-
- Author
- Anderson E.F.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 0-88192-498-9
- Description
- An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
Range
S. America - northern Peru, southern Ecuador
Habitat
Shrubby vegetation, associated with other cacti; at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The sap is drunk as a treatment for nervous conditions[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
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- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
