Chiotilla

Chiotilla
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
Cereus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber Myrtillocactus chiotilla F.A.C.Weber

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.

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