Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius
(H. L. Wendl.) N.P. Taylor
CactaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fresh fruit are tasty and edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Colombia, Guianas, South America, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical cactus subspecies in the family Cactaceae, bearing edible fruit.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Melocactus curvispinus is a species of Melocactus found from southern Mexico to Venezuela.
Other Information
The fresh fruit are tasty.
Names & Synonyms
Buche, Pichiguey
Cactus caesius (H. L. Wendl.) Britton & RoseMelocactus caesius H. L. Wendl.Melocactus curvispinus f. caesius (H. L. Wendl.) N. P. Taylor
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 529 (As Melocactus caesius)
