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Jasminocereus thouarsii
About
Jasminocereus is a genus of cacti with only one species, Jasminocereus thouarsii, endemic to the Galápagos Islands, territorially a part of Ecuador. In English it is often called the candelabra cactus. At maturity it has a branched, treelike habit, and may be up to 7 m (23 ft) tall. The stems are made up of individual sections with constrictions between them. Its creamy white to greenish flowers open at night and are followed by greenish to reddish fruits.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Jasminocereus thouarsii
- Slug
- jasminocereus-thouarsii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Jasminocereus
- Species
- thouarsii
- Wikidata QID
- Q309912
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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