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Useful Tropical Plants

Borzicactus icosagonus

(Kunth) Britton & Rose

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

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

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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
 
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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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
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.
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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
 
Author
 
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 StatusLeast Concern
Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height0.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

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
 
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 -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-10. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Borzicactus+icosagonus>

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