Myrtillocactus Console (1897)
(Latin myrtella, resp. France myrtille = bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Latin cactus = cactus)
bilberry cactus
because of the small globular shaped bilberry looking and tasting fruits,
the fruits of Myrtillocactus, named "Garambullos" by the natives, will offer at local markets
for eating or for making of jelly
columnar cactus, shrubby, candelabra shaped branched, plants appear glaucous; spines are different
flowers small, short funnel-form, whiteish, many appear sychronous partly many of it at the same areole, ovary with scales, globular |
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Distribution |
Mexico - Baja California, San Luis Potosí to Oaxaca and Puebla
Guatemala
warm steppes |
Growth period |
sunny, warm and airy
abundant watering |
Winter period |
light, sparse moisture at about 59°F (15°C)
is very sensitive to low temperatures |
Substrat |
nutrient-rich, minerally and porous
addition of sand, gravel and sparse loam |
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Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Martius ex Pfeiffer) Console (1897)
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Habitat |
Mexico
Baja California, San Luis Potosí to
Oaxaca and Puebla
wide spreaded and often prevalent,
forms large forrests at the scrubland |
Description |
named because of the geometric lines at the new growth
to 13.2 ft (4 m) high, trunk distinct segmented, stems ± upward bended, 2.4–3.9 in (6–10 cm) broad,
initially glaucous tinted
ribs 5–6, somewhat angular
5–9 radial spines, short and initially reddish
1 central spine, to 2.8 in (7 cm) long, almost dagger-like, blackish
flowers 1–1.4 in (2.5–3.5 cm) Ø, greenish white
fruits eatable, blueish purple
seeds blackish
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Flowering time |
15–20 years from seed |
Synonyms |
Cereus geometrizans Martius ex Pfeiffer (1837)
Myrtillocereus geometrizans (Martius ex Pfeiffer) Frič & Kreuzinger (1935) (incorrekt name)
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Appendix II |
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