Pilocereus pachycladus
F.Ritter
Blue pilocereus
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Cladodes, Stem
The fruit, cladodes (stem segments), and stem are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Brazil*, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree cactus with distinctive flattened, leaf-like stems.
Names & Synonyms
Facheiro-azul, Mandacaru-de-facho, Pacheiro
Pilosocereus atroflavispinus F.RitterPilosocereus azureus F.RitterPilosocereus cenepequei C.T.Rizzini & A.de Mattos-FilhoPilosocereus cyaneus F.RitterPilosocereus oreus F.RitterPilosocereus pernambucoensis var. montealtoi F.RitterPilosocereus schoebelii P.J.BraunPilosocereus splendidus F.RitterPilosocereus superbus F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. gacapaensis F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. lanosior F.RitterPilosocereus superbus var. regius F.RitterPseudopilocereus atroflavispinus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus azureus Buining & BrederooPseudopilocereus oreus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus pachycladus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus var. gacapaensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
Pseudopilocereus superbus var. lanosior (F.Ritter) P.V.HeathPseudopilocereus superbus var. regius (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 499
- Nascimento, V. T. D., et al, 2012, Famine Foods of Brazil’s Seasonal Dry Forests: Ethnobotanical and Nutritional Aspects. Economic Botany.66 (1), pp 22-34
