Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cactaceae | Genus: Cereus | Species: Cereus hexagonus (Linn.) Mill.( लेडी ऑफ़ दि नाईट कैक्टस ) |
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| Synonym | Cactus hexagonus Linn., Cactus octogonus Page ex Steud. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lady of the Night | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Lady of the Night Cactus, Queen-of-the-night, Blue cereus | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | July-Sept | |
| Altitude | Up to 2800m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Berries dull red, ovoid. |
| Habitat | Grows on slopes, flatlands and small hills | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Colombia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Introduced in India. | Bark Details | Smooth, green and covered with clusters of sharp, unequal spines. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Leaves absent (or all modified into scales or spines) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | A proliferous shrubby cactus. Stem columnar, shortly 4 – to 6 – angled with the ribe covered with clusters of sharp, unequal spines; barbed bristles absent. Leaves modified to sharp unequal clusters of spines. Flowers white, sessile, solitary, funnel shaped. Tepals numerous, unequal, spirally arranged. Stamens numerous. Fruit a berry dull red, ovoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves modified to sharp unequal clusters of spines. |
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