Jumbeba
Cereus pernambucensis

Family: Cactaceae

What it is like

A cactus. It can be erect or lean over. It grows 1 m tall and the stems are 15 cm across. There is one central spine and 6 spines around it. These can be 5 cm long. The flowers do not have spines but they have scales. The flowers are white and 25 cm long. The fruit are narrowly oval. They are purplish red When ripe the fruit split open revealing the white pulp. The seeds are black.

There are 40 Cereus species in South America.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil (country/location of origin), Paraguay, South America, Uruguay

How it is used for food

The pulp of the fruit is edible.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cereus fernambucensis; Cereus variabilis; Piptanthocereus obtusus; Cereus obtusus;