Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768) (syn: Acanthocereus thalassinus (Otto & A.Dietr.) Borg ; Cactus hexagonus L. ; Cactus octogonus Page ex Steud. ; Cactus peruvianus DC. ; Cactus regalis Spreng. ; Cephalocereus perlucens (K.Schum.) Borg ; Cereus horridus Otto ex Pfeiff. ; Cereus horridus var. alatosquamatus Werderm. ; Cereus karstenii Salm-Dyck ; Cereus karstenii Salm-Dyck ; Cereus longiflorus Alexander ; Cereus northumberlandianus Lamb. ; Cereus perlucens K.Schum. ; Cereus regalis Haw. ex Spreng. ; Cereus thalassinus Otto & A.Dietr. ; Cereus thalassinus var. quadrangularis C.F.Först. ; Pilocereus perlucens (K.Schum.) Werderm. ; Pilosocereus perlucens (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley );
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N. South America to N. & NE. Brazil: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles; Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico as per POWO;
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Pl. check /species/a—l/c/cactaceae
/species/a—l/c/cactaceae/selenicereus/selenicereus-testudo
Cereus pterogonus
Cactaceae.
Only Cereus hexagonus have distribution in the nearby area.
       
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- pic & discussion – http://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5897185855/
- wiki – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cereus_pterogonus_BlKakteenT150.jpg
- stem six ridged – http://books.google.co.in/books?id=nC-TikpU0sEC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=Cereus+pterogonus&source=bl&ots=lnFN1hOZ5Z&sig=37-35ga0bcU5dKUICKDy2EFMOJg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bguyUfPEFoLyrQfVjoC4CA&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=Cereus%20pterogonus&f=false
- stem 3 to 9 winged – http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1kHNgLyXbJUC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=Cereus+pterogonus&source=bl&ots=CbzPnv6atH&sig=A1VtRkdxi_aYPrdlqhpe5_bzs9U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bguyUfPEFoLyrQfVjoC4CA&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=Cereus%20pterogonus&f=false
- accepted name – http://www.tropicos.org/Name/5103865?tab=acceptednames
Update today : latest shots from the same plant
Today’s update….. (9.6.13)
very nice and thanks for taking the pictures of the flowers so nicely
I really wanted to see them open up.
now I will be aliitle more wishful (Greedy, if you like) and want to see the fruits …do they develope into the dragon fruit like fruits? being from the same genus?
so … … some more work for you, ha ha… but then that would complete the story of this plant…
not really, then I would want to see the seeds !!!
Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus peruvianus, Cereus pterogonus) as per details herein.
Only Cereus hexagonus have distribution in the nearby area.
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Hooghly Today : Cereus pterogonus Lemaire ?: I have a pocket field guide in Bengali that illustrates about 20 wild shrubs and a few climbers that can be found in bushes. This book, BANGLAR JHOPJHAR (Anirban Roy, pub. PASCHIMBANGA JIB-BAICHITRA PARSHAD) illustrates a plant, Cereus pterogonus Lemaire. The Bengali name mentioned in this book is TESHIRA (তেশিরা). This book also features a photograph of this plant.
- C. multangularis
- C. peruvianus
- C. hexagonus
- C. tetragonus
- C. speciosissimus
- C. repandus
- C. columnaris
- C. grandiflorus
- C. triangularis
- C. reptans
- C. setosus
- C. phyllanthoides
- C. truncatus
- C. ackermanni
- C. ovatus
- C. decorus
- C. nycticallus
This is a common plant in rural area and can attain a height of about 10 ft.
An image search for Cereus yields similar looking plants, and i think it might be accepted as Cereus sp, subject to experts’ views.
Only Cereus hexagonus have distribution in the nearby area.
So I take it as Cereus hexagonus
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References:
POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Flora Online Wikimedia Commons Useful Tropical Plants