Family: Cactaceae

Genus: Stetsonia

Species: coryne

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001074

Common name: Toothpick stetsonia

English name: Toothpick cactus

Arabic name: ستستونيا كورين

Native: South Americana

Country: South America

(PGR): Rare

Tree-like columnar cactus grow 4-10 m high, 10 cm in diameter stem very short trunk producing many erect or somewhat arching branches , ribs 8-9 blunt, and more or less scalloped, spines 6-9 of unequal length, the biggest 5-10 cm long, straight, sturdy, and sharp enough to be used as toothpicks, hence the common name At first white, the spines gradually become black flowers solitary, white tinted pink, stamens numerous

Ornamental cactus, food, medicine, hedges, 

Cereus coryne Hort Berol ex Salm-Dyck

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Texture: Heavy clay Lime rich soils Mildly acidic soils Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Topography: Desert

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Temperate Tropical

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Propagation: Seeds - Cuttings

Flowering time: Late spring and summer

Zone: 9a : 10

pH range: 6.0-7.5

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Cactus

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Food Hedge Medicinal Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Cactus Cultivation

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral