Leptocereus quadricostatus, known as the sebucan (Spanish: sebucán), is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is found in Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. As of 2011, the IUCN classified the cactus as endangered.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pitahaya being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthocereus tetragonus
- Selenicereus triangularis
- Cereus fernambucensis
- Harrisia bonplandii
- Selenicereus setaceus
- Stenocereus standleyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Leptocereus
- Species
- Leptocereus quadricostatus
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