- Chiotilla
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Chiotilla Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Pachycereeae Genus: Escontria
RoseSpecies: E. chiotilla Binomial name Escontria chiotilla
(F.A.C.Weber) RoseSynonyms Cereus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber
Myrtillocactus chiotilla F.A.C.WeberThe 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.
References
- 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
Categories:- Pachycereeae
- Flora of Guerrero
- Flora of Michoacán
- Flora of Oaxaca
- Flora of Puebla
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