Escontria
| Chiotilla | |
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| Chiotilla cactus | |
.JPG) | |
| ripe jiotilla fruit | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cereus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber | |
Escontria is a genus of cactus. The only species is Escontria chiotilla, the chiotilla or jiotilla. 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. It bears dark red fruit comparable in appearance and texture to Pitaya, but smaller (3,5 cm).[1]
References
- ↑ "Jiotilla Plant (Escontria chiotilla [Weber] Britt. & Rose) as a new resource native to South Mexico". Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- Britton, N. L.; Rose, J. N. (1922). The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family III. Washington: The Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 65.
- Escontria On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family: Escontria