Echinopsis spachiana
(Lem.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Cactaceae
Cereus santiaguensis Speg.
Cereus spachianus Lem.
Echinopsis santiaguensis (Speg.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Soehrensia spachiana (Lem.) Schlumpb.
Trichocereus santiaguensis (Speg.) Backeb.
Trichocereus spachianus (Lem.) Riccob.
Common Name: Golden Torch Cactus
General Information
Echinopsis spachiana is a spiny, succulent, columnar cactus, branching basally to form a clump of several erect stems; it can grow up to 200cm tall, with the cylindrical stems around 5 - 6cm 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 medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental.
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 - northwest Argentina, Bolivia
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Echinopsis spachiana is not tolerant of frost[
423- Title
- Desert Tropicals
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
].
Requires a sunny position[
423- Title
- Desert Tropicals
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
].
The flowers open of a night time[
423- Title
- Desert Tropicals
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
].
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
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- 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
].
Young stem sprouts[
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
].
Medicinal
A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of diarrhoea[
2012- Title
- Medicinal plants and traditional practices in peri-urban domestic gardens of the Limpopo province, South Africa
- Publication
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 13 (4), October 2014, pp. 665-672
- Author
- Maroyi A. & Mosina G.K.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
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].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
