Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus
A caudex of Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Acanthocereus
Species:
A. tepalcatepecanus
Binomial name
Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus
(Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé 2013

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus is a species of crawling cactus native to the Mexican states of Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guerrero. [1]

Description

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus is a species of caudex-forming cactus native to the dry areas in Mexico. The stem are a purplish-grey, about 1in wide. Like other species of acanthocereus, this species has showy flowers and reddish fruit.Fruits are globose to tubular. Fruits are edible.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus (Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé". POWO.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ "Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus (Sanchez-Mejorada) Lodé Cact.-Avent. Int. 98(Suppl.): 3. 2013 [Apr 2013]". Cactus-lexicon.org. Retrieved 2025-05-07.