Stenocereus alamosensis

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Rathbunia alamosensis - Koko Crater Botanical Garden - IMG 2206.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. to 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Stenocereus alamosensis (octopus cactus or cina[1]) is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2] It is viviparous (that is, the seeds germinate before leaving the parent plant), apparently an adaptation to living in coastal plains which are prone to flooding.[3] The Seri people of Sonora call this cactus xasaacoj.[4]

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References

  1. Divergence in Cactophilic Drosophila: The Evolutionary Significance of Adult Ethanol Metabolism, William J. Etge, Evolution, Sep 1989, pages = pp. 1316–1319, http://jstor.org/stable/2409367
  2. http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Stenocereus_alamosensis.html
  3. Vivipary in coastal cacti: a potential reproductive strategy in halophytic environments, J. Hugo Cota-Sánchez, Álvaro Reyes-Olivas and Bardo Sánchez-Soto, http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/9/1577 ; American Journal of Botany, 2007, vol 94, pages = 1577–1581
  4. People of the desert and sea: ethnobotany of the Seri Indians, 1985, University of Arizona Press

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