Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pilosocereus purpusii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pilosocereus purpusii is a spiny, succulent shrubby cactus with an erect, cylindrical stem around 4 - 5 cm in diameter; it grows around 2 - 3 metres tall. The plant sometimes only produces a single, unbranched stem, but is usually branched basally, sometimes also laterally[ 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. Pilosocereus purpusii has a fairly wide range and is reasonably abundant with no major threats. 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 RangeSouthern N. America - western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero

HabitatTropical deciduous forest and in xerophyllous scrub, often near the coast and also found in the limits of the tropical deciduous forest on rocky soil and sites exposed to the wind[ 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. ].