Browningia candelaris
Browningia candelaris
Browningia candelaris is a species of the genus Browningia in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). A Spanish common name is " Chuyachaqui ".
Description
Browningia candelaris growing tree -shaped and reaches stature heights of up to 6 meters. The unbranched trunk is large thorns and reached a diameter of 50 centimeters. The crown consists of almost non- spiny, spreading to emerging, cylindrical stems. The 50 low ribs are rounded. The areoles located on it are close together. The springing from the areoles thorns are very thin, yellowish brown to brownish black and up to 1.3 inches long. The flowerable shoots are unbedornt or take a few whitish bristles.
The tubular flowers are white and 8 to 12 inches long. The edible fruits are yellow and up to 7 inches long.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Browningia candelaris is common on the slopes of the Andes at altitudes of about 1800 to 2800 meters in northern Chile and southern Peru. The first description as Cereus candelaris place in 1833 by Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose they put 1920 in the genus Browningia.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN is the species as "Data Deficient ( DD)", ie out with no sufficient data.
Use
The fruits are eaten as fruit in Peru and made into shampoo.