Common name: Cardon Grande, Cuval, Pasakana
Family: Cactaceae
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Country of Origin: Chile, Argentinia, Bolivia
Description:
Uses: Wood used for construction, furniture, firewood and making rain sticks.
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USDA Zone: 8a-10a
Source: Fred Kattermann
Provenance:
FK 1176, Puritama, Chile
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Culture:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Cereeae
- SubTribe: Trichocereinae
References:
- Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
- Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.
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