Xerophyte

Seeds

Dull.

Description

Cereus stenogonusSN|7052]]SN|7052]] is a tree-like columnar cactus, with erect stems up to 6 to 8 meters high, much branched or nearly simple.

Note

The epithe stenogonus Greek 'stenos', narrow, slender; and Greek 'gonia', corner, margin, refers to the narrow ribs.

Flowers

Large, pink to rose, 20 to 22 cm long, funnelform, the tube long and slender. Outer perianth-segments narrow, 7 to 8 cm long, mucronate, rose-colored or with rose-coloured margins.

Spines

2-4, short, conical, thick or bulbous basally, spreading, yellow with black tips or black the longest 5 to 7 mm long or subulate and the longer up to 4.5 cm long.

Ribs

4 or 5, very narrow, high and deeply notched.

Stem

Cylindrical, bluish green, later yellowish green, 6-9 cm in diameter.

Fruits

Large, ovate, 10 cm. long or less, red or orange, with white or carmine flesh, unpleasant to the taste.

Areoles

Borne at the notches, widely separated.