Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Selenicereus ocamponis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Selenicereus ocamponis is a spiny, evergreen climbing cactus with glaucous green, three-angled stems up to 3 metres long and 50 - 60mm wide[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Selenicereus ocamponis is widely distributed and relatively common where it occurs. There is a a need to further understand possible effects of current harvest levels. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - western Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit)

HabitatGrowing on trees and rocks in dry forests at low elevations, and in rock outcrops and on large rock formations[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].