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Cereus hexagonus Limaire - Flickr - lalithamba

Image of Lady of the Night Cactus

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Summary[edit] Description: Family: Cactaceae Distribution: Introduced from S.America. Naturalized in tropics.Photographed at Nellore. Common as a hedge plant. Armed shrubs. 2-3m tall. Stem leaf less, green, ribbed, 5 angled, fleshy, fibrous, areoles spiny. Flowers greenish white, large, soliary, Perianth lobes many, stamens many,. Local name: Telugu: Sepoy jemudu/ bramma jemudu. Date: 3 July 2011, 08:56. Source: Cereus pterogonus Limaire. Author: Lalithamba from India.

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