Cereus pterogonus

Fwd: Cactus for id : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
These are two images of Euphorbia taken at Anaikatti (near coimbatore) and Kanyakumari. Request id at the species level if possible.

This plant is definetly not an Euphorbia. It belongs to the cactus family.
It could be Cereus jamacaru, a species native of Brazil, or any resembling Cereus species.

Nice photo, but not Euphorbia. It is a cactus, Cereus sp. I do not know the species name off hand, but for sure it is Cereus, look at those flower buds.

Could be Cereus peruvianus.

Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.

Wild or cultivated ?

100212 BRS308:
Pl. find the attached file contain photo of Cactus for sp. confirmation.
Location: Anaikatti,
Habitat: Urban

Thanks …  I am not sure that the fruits are edible?

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Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.

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Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus peruvianus, Cereus pterogonus) as per details herein.
Only Cereus pterogonushave distribution in the area.
So I take it as Cereus pterogonus

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cereus_hexagonus_Flower_01.jpg
https://www.gbif.org/species/5383999

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Cactus For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 231213 : AK-33 : Attachments (3).  4 posts by 2 authors.
A tall cactus seen in the garden on 23/11/13.
Cereus peruvianus?

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These are hard to id for me …, So many of the Cereus look so much alike. And I think there are two species in the photo. Look at the one on the right, compared with the others in the photo. The areole are standing proud of that plant or sitting on a chin, while those in the rest of the photo are indented into the ribs. This may not be anything, but to me it looks too different and in either case, I think a flower is needed for identification.

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Thanks to you and … for resurfacing my post from Lalbagh.

All the three pictures are taken from the same plant.

The third picture is a tender stalk, can be seen in the extreme right in the first picture.

I have taken a picture of a bud from the same place earlier, which I am attaching.
Since it is not a good picture, did not include it in my post. It is taken on 24/7/12.

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Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus peruvianus, Cereus pterogonus) as per details herein.
Only Cereus pterogonushave distribution in the area.
So I take it as Cereus pterogonus

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