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Hylocereus setaceus

Botanic Family

Cactaceae

Author

(Salm-Dyck) Ralf Bauer

Propagation

L.S.

Common Names

• Raiha-de-noite (Brazil)
• Mandacaru-de-três-quinas (Brazil)
• Espada-de-jacaré (Brazil)
• Queen-of-the-night

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Mato Grosso
• Pará
• Roraima
• Alagoas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Pernambuco
• Piaui
• Sergipe
• Paraná
• Espirito Santo
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo-Brazil to Argentina
• Colombia
• Honduras
• Paraguay
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Thorn scrub
• coastal forest
• dunes
• forest remnants

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• un
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Epiphytic ribbed Spiny evergreen climber, scrambler or hemi-epiphytic spiny hairy cactus with white tomentum, fragrant 400mm white to cream tinged brown becoming yellow nocturnal flowers, 80mm long spiny red fruit

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• NYBG
• Mobot
• FB
• Bodkin
• The Plant List
• Botanicus