Stenocereus humilis

Common name:

Family: Cactaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: Colombia - endemic to the Dagua Valley

Description: Stenocereus humilis is endemic to the Dagua Valley, Colombia (Hunt et al. 2006). It grows in a 14 km stretch in the Dagua Valley between Orten Dagua and Lobo Guerrero at elevations between 700 and 1,000 m asl.²

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: old accession

Provenance:

EEB Accession that got 'lost' from the database. No reference to old number - reentered with new number on 2/4/02. Label indicates field collected in Columbia.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: core eudicots
• Order: Caryophyllales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Cactaceae
• SubFamily: Cactoideae
• Tribe: Phyllocacteae
• SubTribe: Echinocereinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 2 June 2015.
2. Taylor, N.P. 2013. Stenocereus humilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. Accessed 02 June 2015.

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