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Cactaceae Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummerlink

| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Species information

Interest
derived from Gk. acantho, thorn and cereus, a cactus.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne & S.Porle

Specimen Number
793

Location
Dry hillside forest above hillsborough, with Bursera, Pisonia fragrans, Piscidia, Citharexylum, Albizia niopoides, Acacia spp, Tabebuia, Tricihilia havanense, Haematoxylon, Pitheceloboium unguis-cati, Ziziphus, Celtis iguanea, Jatropha gossypoides, Croton, Pilocereus.

Notes
3-4 winged columnar cactus.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.280000 N   Longitude: 61.260000 W   Altitude: 0.0