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Useful Tropical Plants

Facheiroa ulei

(K.Schum.) Werderm.

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cephalocereus robustus Britton & Rose

Cephalocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Gürke

Cereus pubiflorus (Britton & Rose) Vaupel

Cereus ulei (K.Schum.) A.Berger

Cereus ulei (K.Schum.) Luetzelb.

Espostoa ulei (K.Schum.) Buxb.

Facheiroa pubiflora Britton & Rose

Pilocereus ulei K.Schum.

Pilosocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley

Pseudopilocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Buxb.

Common Name:

No Image.

General Information

Facheiroa ulei is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, much-branched shrubby cactus with cylindrical stems around 5 - 7cm in diameter; it can grow up to 5 metres 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 food.
Facheiroa ulei has a wide range, the populations are stable and there are no threats. 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
 
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 - eastern Brazil (northern Bahia)

Habitat

Quartzitic and sandstone rocks in caatinga (dry forest); at elevations from 400 - 950 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
Edibility Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height4.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil and a pH of 6 or lower[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
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[
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.
]. The greenish fruit is up to 6cm long and 3 - 4cm 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

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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