| Chiotilla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Genus: | Escontria Rose |
| Species: | E. chiotilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Escontria chiotilla (F.A.C.Weber) Rose |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cereus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber |
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The chiotilla or jiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) is a species of cacti and the only species of the genus Escontria. The species originates from Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, southern Puebla).
This is a tree-like cactus, up to 7 metres tall. It has 7 or 8 acute ribs, and very close or confluent areoles.