Praecereus euchlorus

(F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cephalocereus smithianus Britton & Rose

Cereus alticostatus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun

Cereus amazonicus K.Schum.

Cereus apoloensis (Cárdenas) P.J.Braun & Esteves

Cereus ballivianii (Cárdenas) P.J.Braun & Esteves

Cereus brittonianus Werderm.

Cereus campinensis (Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun

Cereus diffusus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.

Cereus euchlorus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.

Cereus lauterbachii K.Schum.

Cereus ritteri parapetiensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves

Cereus smithianus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.

Monvillea alticostata F.Ritter

Monvillea amazonica (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

Monvillea apoloensis Cárdenas

Monvillea ballivianii Cárdenas

Monvillea brittoniana (Werderm.) Borg

Monvillea campinensis (Backeb. & Voll) Backeb.

Monvillea diffusa Britton & Rose

Monvillea euchlora (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.

Monvillea jaenensis Rauh & Backeb.

Monvillea lauterbachii (K.Schum.) Borg

Monvillea leucantha F.Ritter

Monvillea maritima Britton & Rose

Monvillea piedadensis F.Ritter

Monvillea pugionifera F.Ritter

Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Pilocereus campinensis Backeb. & Voll

Pilocereus smithianus (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Praecereus amazonicus (K.Schum.) Buxb.

Praecereus apoloensis (Cárdenas) Buxb.

Praecereus campinensis (Backeb. & Voll) Buxb.

Praecereus jaenensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Buxb.

Praecereus maritimus (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Praecereus smithianus (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Common Name:

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General Information

Praecereus euchlorus is a spiny, evergreen, succulent cactus with slender, little-branched stems. The plants are weakly erect at first, the stems later arching and clambering; the plant 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 and medicine.
Praecereus euchlorus is widely distributed and locally abundant, it occurs in many protected areas, and there are no major threats affecting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[

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 - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Trinidad

Habitat

Rocky outcrops, in Atlantic forest and on soil in tropical, seasonally dry forest; on the borders of humid forests; at elevations from sea level to 2,000 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
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	4.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

In cultivation, Cactus plants generally will not succeed in moist climates. They usually require a sunny position in a well-drained, circumneutral soil and to be kept more or less dry in the dormant season[

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. The pulp is eaten[

1783

Title: Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
Publication
Author: de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
Publisher: Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-9978-77-135-8
Description

]]. (refers to Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus)

Medicinal

The fruit is eaten on an empty stomach to combat constipation[

1783

Title: Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
Publication
Author: de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
Publisher: Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-9978-77-135-8
Description

]. (refers to Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus)

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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