Aporocactus flagelliformis (L.) Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Aporocactus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.08-0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Caustic (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Aporocactus flagelliformis unspecified picture

Distribution

Aporocactus flagelliformis world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Aporocactus flagelliformis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000540915
COL ID 5W2MT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aporocactus flagriformis Aporocactus flagriformis Cactus flagelliformis Cereus leptophis Aporocactus leptophis Cereus flagelliformis Cereus flagriformis Disocactus flagelliformis Cereus minor Disocactus flagriformis Aporocactus flagelliformis var. leptophis Aporocactus flagelliformis var. pfeifferi Cereus flagelliformis var. leptophis Cereus flagelliformis var. minor Cereus flagelliformis var. minor Discocactus flagriformis Aporocactus flagelliformis