Escontria
Chiotilla | |
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Chiotilla cactus | |
Ripe jiotilla fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
Genus: | Escontria Rose |
Species: | E. chiotilla |
Binomial name | |
Escontria chiotilla (F.A.C.Weber) Rose | |
Synonyms | |
Cereus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber |
Escontria is a genus of cactus. The only species is Escontria chiotilla, the chiotilla or jiotilla. The species originates from Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, southern Puebla).
This is a tree-like cactus, up to 7 metres tall. It has 7 or 8 acute ribs, and very close or confluent areoles. It bears dark red fruit comparable in appearance and texture to Pitaya, but smaller (3,5 cm).[1]
References
- Britton, N. L.; Rose, J. N. (1922). The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. III. Washington: The Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 65.
- Escontria On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family: Escontria
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