Cleistocactus baumannii
(Lem.) Lem.
Cactaceae
Aporocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem.
Aporocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Lem.
Cactus flavispinus Colla
Cereus anguinus Gürke
Cereus baumannii Lem.
Cereus colubrinus flavispinus Salm-Dyck
Cereus flavispinus (Colla) Haw. ex Steud.
Cereus flavispinus Salm-Dyck
Cereus grossei Weing.
Cereus subtortuosus C.F.Först.
Cereus tweediei Hook.
Cleistocactus anguinus (Gürke) Britton & Rose
Cleistocactus aureispinus Fric
Cleistocactus bruneispinus Backeb.
Cleistocactus chacoanus F.Ritter
Cleistocactus colubrinus (Otto ex Foerster) Lem.
Cleistocactus croceiflorus F.Ritter
Cleistocactus flavispinus (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
Cleistocactus horstii P.J.Braun
Cleistocactus jugatiflorus Backeb.
Cleistocactus paraguariensis F.Ritter
Cleistocactus santacruzensis Backeb.
Echinopsis baumannii (Lem.) Anceschi & Magli
Echinopsis horstii (P.J.Braun) Anceschi & Magli
Echinopsis santacruzensis (Backeb.) Anceschi & Magli
Common Name:
General Information
Cleistocactus baumannii is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, shrubby cactus that branches basally to produce several erect to arching stems; it can grow 2 metres or more long, the stems are around 25 - 35mm in diameter[
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 food and source of materials.
Cleistocactus baumannii is widely distributed and locally abundant, being favoured by anthropogenic activities. There are no major threats affecting it, and it also occurs in many protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- 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.
].
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 Argentina, Paraguay, southeast Bolivia, western Brazil
Habitat
In the understorey of both dense and open forests, along forest edges, scrubland, growing in rocky areas and open sites in both sandy and clayey soils; at elevations from 10 - 1,000 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 Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
In cultivation, Cactus plants generally will not succeed in moist climates. They usually require a sunny position in a well-drained, circumneutral soil and to be kept more or less dry in the dormant season[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- 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.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. A white pulp[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The red, globose fruits are around 10 - 15mm in diameter[
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..
].
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
The plant is grown as a living fence to mark out boundaries and act as a barrier[
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
The spines are used for weaving[
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
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
