Stenocereus griseus
Stenocereus griseus
Stenocereus griseus is a species of the genus Stenocereus in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). A Spanish common name is " Pitayo de Mayo ".
Description
Stenocereus griseus growing tree structure with branched stems and plant height reaches 6-9 meters. It is formed a distinct tribe. The upright green, slightly glauken shoots have diameters of 9-12 inches. There are six to ten, bulged beneath the areoles ribs available. The one to three central spines are long and 1.5 centimeters. The longest of them have a length of up to four centimeters. The six to eleven spines are 6 to 10 millimeters long.
The wide funnel-shaped, white flowers open at night and stay open until noon the next day. Your bracts are reflexed. The flowers are up to 10 centimeters long. The spherical to oblong, yellowish green to red or dark purple fruits reach a diameter of up to 5 centimeters. They are set with thorns that fall when ripe. The flesh is red.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Stenocereus griseus is used in Venezuela in the coastal areas and their surrounding islands. In Mexico, the species is naturalized. The first description was in 1812 as Cereus griseus by Adrian Hardy Haworth. Franz Buxbaum put the type in 1961 in the genus Stenocereus.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.
Use
Stenocereus griseus is cultivated in many parts of Mexico due to the edible fruit.