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'''''Cereus repandus''''' (syn. '''''Cereus peruvianus'''''), the '''Peruvian apple cactus''', is a large, erect, thorny columnar [[cactus]] found in [[South America]] as well as the nearby [[ABC Islands (Lesser Antilles)|ABC Islands]] of the [[Dutch Caribbean]]. It is also known as '''giant club cactus''', '''hedge cactus''', '''''cadushi''''' (in [[Wayuu language|Wayuunaiki]]<ref name = villalobosetal2007>Villalobos ''et al.'' (2007)</ref>), and '''''kayush'''''. |
'''''Cereus repandus''''' (syn. '''''Cereus peruvianus'''''), the '''Peruvian apple cactus''', is a large, erect, thorny columnar [[cactus]] found in [[South America]] as well as the nearby [[ABC Islands (Lesser Antilles)|ABC Islands]] of the [[Dutch Caribbean]]. It is also known as '''giant club cactus''', '''hedge cactus''', '''''cadushi''''' (in [[Wayuu language|Wayuunaiki]]<ref name = villalobosetal2007>Villalobos ''et al.'' (2007)</ref>), and '''''kayush'''''. |
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With an often tree-like appearance, its cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=off}} in height and 10–20 cm in diameter as a self-supporting plant. However, if supported by a scaffold, ''C. repandus'' has grown to a height of {{convert|110|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Dharwad, [[Karnataka]], [[India]],<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/nature/tallest_homegrown_cactus_SDM_College_of_Dental_Sciences_breaks_Guinness_World_Records_record_215450.html | title= World Record Academy | date= 1 September 2015 | access-date= 26 July 2017 }}</ref> technically making this the tallest cactus plant in the world, although no cactus under natural conditions exceeds {{convert|82|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} in height in the case of Cereus dayami.<ref>Nathan L. Britton and Joseph H. Rose , The Cactaceae (New York: Dover Pub. Inc., 1963 reprint) Vol. 2 p. 11. </ref> The large, cream-colored, nocturnal [[flower]]s remain open for only one night. The [[fruit]]s, known locally as [[pitaya]], ''olala'' (only in some parts of [[Bolivia]]) or Peruvian apple, are thornless and vary in skin colour from violet-red to yellow. The edible flesh is white and contains small, edible, crunchy seeds. The flesh sweetens as the fruit opens out fully. |
With an often tree-like appearance, its cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=off}} in height and 10–20 cm in diameter as a self-supporting plant. However, if supported by a scaffold, ''C. repandus'' has grown to a height of {{convert|110|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Dharwad, [[Karnataka]], [[India]],<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/nature/tallest_homegrown_cactus_SDM_College_of_Dental_Sciences_breaks_Guinness_World_Records_record_215450.html | title= World Record Academy | date= 1 September 2015 | access-date= 26 July 2017 }}</ref> technically making this the tallest cactus plant in the world, although no cactus under natural conditions exceeds {{convert|82|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} in height in the case of ''[[Cereus dayami]]''.<ref>Nathan L. Britton and Joseph H. Rose , The Cactaceae (New York: Dover Pub. Inc., 1963 reprint) Vol. 2 p. 11. </ref> The large, cream-colored, nocturnal [[flower]]s remain open for only one night. The [[fruit]]s, known locally as [[pitaya]], ''olala'' (only in some parts of [[Bolivia]]) or Peruvian apple, are thornless and vary in skin colour from violet-red to yellow. The edible flesh is white and contains small, edible, crunchy seeds. The flesh sweetens as the fruit opens out fully. |
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''Cereus repandus'' is an unresearched, under-utilized cactus, grown mostly as an ornamental plant. As noted above, it has some local culinary importance. The [[Wayuu]] from the [[La Guajira Peninsula]] of [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]] also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in [[wattle and daub]] construction.<ref name = villalobosetal2007 /> |
''Cereus repandus'' is an unresearched, under-utilized cactus, grown mostly as an ornamental plant. As noted above, it has some local culinary importance. The [[Wayuu]] from the [[La Guajira Peninsula]] of [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]] also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in [[wattle and daub]] construction.<ref name = villalobosetal2007 /> |
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Cereus repandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, thorny columnar cactus found in South America as well as the nearby ABC Islands of the Dutch Caribbean. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Wayuunaiki[1]), and kayush.
With an often tree-like appearance, its cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach 10 metres (33 feet) in height and 10–20 cm in diameter as a self-supporting plant. However, if supported by a scaffold, C. repandus has grown to a height of 110 feet (34 meters) at the SDM College of Dental Sciences at Dharwad, Karnataka, India,[2] technically making this the tallest cactus plant in the world, although no cactus under natural conditions exceeds eighty-two feet (25 meters) in height in the case of Cereus dayami.[3] The large, cream-colored, nocturnal flowers remain open for only one night. The fruits, known locally as pitaya, olala (only in some parts of Bolivia) or Peruvian apple, are thornless and vary in skin colour from violet-red to yellow. The edible flesh is white and contains small, edible, crunchy seeds. The flesh sweetens as the fruit opens out fully.
Cereus repandus is an unresearched, under-utilized cactus, grown mostly as an ornamental plant. As noted above, it has some local culinary importance. The Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and Venezuela also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in wattle and daub construction.[1]
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See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b Villalobos et al. (2007)
- ^ "World Record Academy". 1 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Nathan L. Britton and Joseph H. Rose , The Cactaceae (New York: Dover Pub. Inc., 1963 reprint) Vol. 2 p. 11.
References
- Anderson, Edward F. (2001): The Cactus Family: 148-149. Timber Press.
- Villalobos, Soraya; Vargas, Orlando & Melo, Sandra (2007): Uso, manejo y conservacion de "yosú", Stenocereus griseus (Cactaceae) en la Alta Guajira colombiana [Usage, Management and Conservation of yosú, Stenocereus griseus (Cactaceae), in the Upper Guajira, Colombia]. [Spanish with English abstract] Acta Biologica Colombiana 12(1): 99-112. PDF fulltext
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