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