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Useful Tropical Plants

Pachycereus eichlamii

(Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cereus eichlamii (Britton & Rose) Standl.

Cereus laevigatus guatemalensis Eichlam

Cereus yunckeri Standl.

Lemaireocereus eichlamii Britton & Rose

Lemaireocereus longispinus Britton & Rose

Marshallocereus aragonii eichlamii (Britton & Rose) Guiggi

Rathbunia eichlamii (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath

Rathbunia longispinus (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath

Rathbunia yunckeri (Standl.) P.V.Heath

Ritterocereus eichlamii (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Stenocereus eichlamii (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Stenocereus longispinus (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Common Name:

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General Information

Pachycereus eichlamii is a spiny, succulent, tree-like cactus with erect columnar stems; rarely branching, the plant can grow up to 6 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..
,
1996
Title
Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Véliz M.E.
Publisher
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year
2008
ISBN
99922-2-551-3
Description
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is grown as a living fence in Guatemale[
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.
].
There is continued taxanomic uncertainty regarding the definition of Pachycereus eichlamii, which makes it impossible to clearly define the limits of its distribution. At least one of the three subpopulations known in Guatemala is likely to be severely threatened, yet populations in Yucatán, Mexico, remain large. Therefore the species could be threatened by habitat alteration, but the effect of the threat at a species level is unknown until the species can be better defined. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' 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

C. America - Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala north to southern Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatán)

Habitat

Dry, thorny scrub, seasonal lowland dry forest, growing on plains and rocky hillsides; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 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 StatusData Deficient
Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height6.00 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details



The flowers open of a night time[
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..
].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw. A white pulp[
1996
Title
Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Véliz M.E.
Publisher
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year
2008
ISBN
99922-2-551-3
Description
 
]. Of good quality[
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.
]. Becoming dry as it matures[
1996
Title
Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Véliz M.E.
Publisher
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year
2008
ISBN
99922-2-551-3
Description
 
]. The ovoid fruit is 5 - 7cm long[
1996
Title
Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Véliz M.E.
Publisher
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year
2008
ISBN
99922-2-551-3
Description
 
].

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The planIt is grown as a living fence to mark boundaries and exclude grazing animals[
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.
].

Other Uses

The stems can be used as roof beams in traditional houses[
1996
Title
Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Véliz M.E.
Publisher
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year
2008
ISBN
99922-2-551-3
Description
 
].

Propagation

Seed -
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