Cactaceae Cereus margaritensis J.Johnston

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Habit
• Thorn
• Vegetative
• Spines prickles etc
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Levera National Park - GRENADA

Species information

Description
7m columnar cactus with short, 25cm diam. trunk; branches (c. 1cm wide) 7-9 ribbed, grey-green. Spines in groups of up to 17 with 1 or more exceeding 5cm long. No tufts of hairs around base of spine clusters.

Interest
L cereus, a wax taper. In reference to the shape of the species.

Specimen information

Collection Date
16/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
548

Location
Along road to mangroves about 1 km from park entrance.

Notes
Succulent herb to 3 m. FRUIT: green, imm.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.120000 N   Longitude: 61.360000 W   Altitude: 5