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Useful Tropical Plants

Haageocereus decumbens

(Vaupel) Backeb.

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

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:

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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
 
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)[
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 - 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 StatusLeast Concern
Edibility Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Perennial
Height0.15 m
Cultivation StatusWild

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
 
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 -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Haageocereus+decumbens>

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