Leucostele chiloensis (Colla) Schlumpb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Leucostele

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sclerophyllous forest, on north-facing slopes; at elevations up to 2,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified), Liqueur (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Conservation status

Leucostele chiloensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001431283
COL ID 6Q669
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cactus chiloensis Cereus fulvibarbis Cereus gilvus Cereus quintero Cereus quisco Echinocereus chiloensis Echinopsis chiloensis Cereus funkii Cereus chiloensis Cereus chilensis Cereus duledevantii Cereus elegans Cereus linnaei Cereus subuliferus Trichocereus funkii Trichocereus chiloensis Cereus heteromorphus Cactus chiloensis Cereus subulifer Leucostele chiloensis Trichocereus faundezii Trichocereus undulosus Cereus quisco Cereus chiloensis var. brevispinulus Cereus chiloensis var. flavescens Cereus chiloensis var. fulvibarbis Cereus chiloensis var. panhoplites Cereus chiloensis var. poselgeri Cereus chiloensis var. quisco Cereus chiloensis var. zizkaanus Cereus coquimbanus Cereus chiloensis var. acidus Cereus chiloensis var. breviflorus Cereus chiloensis var. funkianus Cereus chiloensis var. nigripilis Cereus chiloensis var. polygonus Cereus chiloensis var. spinosior Trichocereus chiloensis subsp. panhoplites Trichocereus chiloensis var. borealis

Lower taxons

Trichocereus chiloensis subsp. australis Trichocereus chiloensis subsp. eburneus