Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Borzicactus icosagonus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Borzicactus icosagonus is a spiny, succulent, evergreen, shrubby cactus with large, low clumps of prostrate to ascending cylindrical stems; the stems are around 3 - 5cm in diameter and can be 20 - 60cm 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.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Borzicactus icosagonus is widely distributed, locally abundant, and there are no major threats affecting it. 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 RangeS. America - northern Peru, southern Ecuador

HabitatShrubby vegetation, associated with other cacti; at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 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. ].