Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pachycereus weberi

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pachycereus weberi is a spiny, succulent, tree-like cactus growing up to 15 metres tall with a trunk 60 - 200cm high and 30 - 60cm in diameter. Old specimens can have up to 90 more or less erect columnar branches, 12 - 20cm in diameter, forming a large, candelabra-like shape[ 1986 Title Taxonomic Revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae) Publication Systematic Botany, 34(1):68-83. 2009 Author Arias S. & Terrazas T. Website http:// http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1600/036364409787602384 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive paper, it also lists plant uses. ]. The plant is a popular food within its native range, where it is harvested from the wild in large quantities and sold in local markets[ 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. ]. It is also used as a source of materials. Pachycereus weberi has a wide distribution, it is locally abundant and is not declining at nearly the rate sufficient to qualify for listing in a threatened category. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern N. America - western Mexico (Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca and Puebla)

HabitatTropical deciduous forests, growing on moderate to steep slopes or low hills, in shallow soils or deep alluvial soils, sometimes forming forests known as 'cardonales' where it is the dominant species; at elevations from 600 - 1,100 metres[ 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. , 1986 Title Taxonomic Revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae) Publication Systematic Botany, 34(1):68-83. 2009 Author Arias S. & Terrazas T. Website http:// http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1600/036364409787602384 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive paper, it also lists plant uses. ].