Lophocereus marginatus (Dc.) S.Arias & Terrazas

Mexican fence-post cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Lophocereus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food hedge material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Swelling (unspecified), Hairblack (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Lophocereus marginatus world distribution map, present in Cambodia and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000744177
COL ID 8S772
BDTFX ID 123844
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cereus cupulatus Lophocereus marginatus Cereus incrustans Cereus incrustatus Cereus marginatus Cereus gemmatus Pachycereus pringlei f. gibbosus Pachycereus gibbosus Pachycereus marginatus Lemaireocereus marginatus Marginatocereus marginatus Stenocereus marginatus Cereus gemmatus Cereus mirbelii Echinopsis gemmata Marginatocereus marginatus var. oaxacensis Pachycereus marginatus var. oaxacensis Pachycereus marginatus var. gemmatus Pachycereus marginatus f. gibbosus Stenocereus marginatus var. gemmatus Cereus marginatus var. cristatus Cereus marginatus var. monstrosus Lemaireocereus marginatus var. gemmatus