Haageocereus decumbens
(Vaupel) Backeb.
Cactaceae
Binghamia australis (Backeb.) Werderm.
Binghamia decumbens (Vaupel) Werderm.
Borzicactus decumbens (Vaupel) Britton & Rose
Cereus decumbens Vaupel
Echinopsis decumbens (Vaupel) Mayta
Echinopsis magliana Mayta & Molinari
Echinopsis subtilispina (F.Ritter) Mayta
Haageocereus ambiguus Rauh & Backeb.
Haageocereus australis Backeb.
Haageocereus chalaensis F.Ritter
Haageocereus litoralis Rauh & Backeb.
Haageocereus mamillatus Rauh & Backeb.
Haageocereus multicolorispinus Buining
Haageocereus ocona-camanensis Rauh & Backeb.
Haageocereus subtilispinus F.Ritter
Common Name:
General Information
Haageocereus decumbens is a spiny, evergreen, columnar cactus with sprawling or ascending stems., often forming much branched clumps. The stems are slender, up to 5cm in diameter[
1987- Title
- The Cactus Family
- Publication
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- 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.
Haageocereus decumbens has a wide range, is relatively abundant, and has no major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- 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 Chile, southern Peru
Habitat
Coastal hills on sandy and rocky soils; at elevations from 200 - 700 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 |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit pulp[
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
]
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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