| 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 |
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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 |
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Origin |
Exotic |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Leaves absent (or all modified into scales or spines) |
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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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