Neoraimondia herzogiana

Botanical Description

Neoraimondia herzogiana is a spiny, shrubby or tree-like cactus, usually growing from a single, thorny main stem that branches to form a candelabra-like shape; it can grow up to 18 metres tall. The erect stems can be 15 - 20cm in diameter[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. , 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 food and a wood substitute. It possibly also has medicinal properties[ 1438 Title Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, Publication Author Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics ]. Neoraimondia herzogiana has a wide range, is abundant, and the population seems to be stable. Furthermore, there are no major threats affecting it. The main threat to this species is trampling from cattle, however this impact is minor as it mainly affects the seedlings. The species is tolerated by humans. 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. ].