Stenocereus peruvianus (Mill.) R.Kiesling

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Stenocereus peruvianus (Mill.) R.Kiesling

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Little Jr. 16539 with M. L. Kuns, 15 Mar 1955

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Mayagüez. Mona Island. At east end of plateau. Near Mona Island light House.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Columnar tree cacvtus to 15 ft high, brnaches 5-6 in. in diam. Flowers reddish, petals whitish and pinkish. Fruit a spiny red ball. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 948143

    Occurrence ID: fa5576bf-4e44-461e-88c4-1fdf6be82bcd

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Mayagüez

  • Locality

    Mona Island. At east end of plateau. Near Mona Island light House.

  • Coordinates

    18.0848, -67.8509

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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INSTITUTO DE BOTANICA DARWINION (SI)
Stenocereus peruvianus (Mill*) Kies
Darwiniana 24 (1-4): , 1982,
n	R»Ki eeliag ^ 19 82
TRE§§ri&® SHRUBS OF MONA ISLAND, PUERTO RICO
(Revised Aug., 1921)
HERBARIUM OF THE FOREST SERVICE	<7
16^39	U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	*' *
Cereus hystrix Haw.	New to Mona.
(¿emaireocereus hystrix (Haw.) Britton k Rose)
Columnar tree cactus to IS ft. high, branches
5-6 in* in diam. Flowers reddish, petals whitish
and pinkish. Fruit a spiny red ball. Common at
east end of plateau. Near Mona Island Light House
Mona Island, P. R.	March 1$, 1955*’ i
Elbert L. Little, Jr., and Merle L. Kuns
Collector	’determined^ «¿t
K 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OrNCI	8-609®	Pi J llj
BOTANICAL
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