Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pachycereus pringlei (S. Watson) Britton & Rose

Elephant Cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001021
Common name: Elephant Cactus
English name: Mexican giant Cardon
Arabic name: باكيسيريس
Native: Mexico , Baja California
Country: California Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Living cactus in the world with a maximum record 19 m tall, 1 m in diameter it resembles the related saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), but differs in being more heavily branched and having branching nearer the base of the stem flowers white, large, nocturnal appear along the ribs

Ornamental Cactus. Stems used medicinally. The flesh of this cactus contains alkaloids, and may have been used as a psychoactive plant in Mexico. The trunk was used in hut constructions.

Cereus pringlei S Watson

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Texture: Mostly sand
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0

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