Cumulopuntia glomerata
(Pfeiff.) Hoxey
Cactaceae
Cumulopuntia boliviana ignescens (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt
Cumulopuntia frigida F.Ritter
Cumulopuntia hystrix F.Ritter
Cumulopuntia ignescens (Vaupel) F.Ritter
Cumulopuntia ticnamarensis F.Ritter
Cumulopuntia tortispina F.Ritter
Maihueniopsis boliviana ignescens (Vaupel) Faúndez & R.Kiesling
Opuntia frigida (F.Ritter) G.Navarro
Opuntia guatinensis D.R.Hunt
Opuntia ignescens Vaupel
Opuntia sanctae-barbarae D.R.Hunt
Opuntia ticnamarensis (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
Pereskia glomerata Pfeiff.
Tephrocactus ignescens (Vaupel) Backeb.
Tephrocactus longiarticulatus Backeb.
Common Name: Piskayu
General Information
Cumulopuntia glomerata is a spiny, succulent low-growing cactus with abundant branches and segmented stems; it forms a relatively dense cushion around 30 - 60cm in diameter. Individual stem segments are around 8cm long[
1915- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Andes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28932-4
- Description
-
,
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 fom the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
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 Chile, Bolivia, Peru
Habitat
; at elevations from 3,300 - 4,500 metres[
1915- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Andes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28932-4
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible and has an acidic taste and hard seeds that are inedible[
1915- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Andes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28932-4
- Description
-
]. A dry fruit without flesh, yellow to
reddish, between 25 - 40mm long, with long spines and almost spherical seeds[
1915- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Andes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28932-4
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
The fruit mixed with anise water is used as a treatment for scarlet fever in children[
1915- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Andes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-28932-4
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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