Verticillate quiabentia
Quiabentia verticillata

Family: Cactaceae

What it is like

A tree cactus.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, South America

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yagketekma

Synonyms

Grusonia verticillata (Vaupel) G. D. Rowley; Pereskia pflanzii Vaupel; Quiabentia chacoensis Backeb.; Quiabentia chacoensis var. jujuyensis Backeb.; Quiabentia pereziensis Bacheb.; Quiabentia pflanzii (Vaupel) Vaupel ex Berger; Quiabentia verticillata (Vaupel) Vaupel ex Berger;