Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Read about Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia brasiliensis, Haw. A large, tree-like plant reaching a height of 15-18 ft., numerously branched, with a thick, roundish crown and an upright trunk, 4-6 in. diam., and bearing numerous spines 1 in. or less in length: joints of two kinds, cylindrical, unarticulate, elongate ones and others which are shorter and much flattened and which arise as offshoots from the former; the latter lf.-like, thin; 2-6 in. long, oblong, rarely oblong-lanceolate or orbicular, dark green, margin angular, sometimes irregular: areoles with short gray wool and numerous brown bristles; spines usually 1, sometimes 1-3 small additional ones, 1-2½ in. long, mostly from the marginal areoles, white, with brownish tips: fls. numerous, citron-yellow, 2 in. wide: fr. globose or ellipsoidal, yellow, about 1½ in. diam/ Brazil and southward.—One of the species most frequent in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.