Pachycereus eichlamii

Botanical Description

Pachycereus eichlamii is a spiny, succulent, tree-like cactus with erect columnar stems; rarely branching, the plant can grow up to 6 metres tall[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. , 1996 Title Las Cactáceae de Guatemala Publication Author Véliz M.E. Publisher Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala Year 2008 ISBN 99922-2-551-3 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is grown as a living fence in Guatemale[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. There is continued taxanomic uncertainty regarding the definition of Pachycereus eichlamii, which makes it impossible to clearly define the limits of its distribution. At least one of the three subpopulations known in Guatemala is likely to be severely threatened, yet populations in Yucatán, Mexico, remain large. Therefore the species could be threatened by habitat alteration, but the effect of the threat at a species level is unknown until the species can be better defined. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].