Escontria chiotilla

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Caryophyllales
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Pachycereeae
Genus: Escontria
Species: Escontria chiotilla

Name

Escontria chiotilla (F.A.C.Weber) Rose

References

* Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 10:126. 1906
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. 448395

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Chiotilla
English: Chiotilla, Jiotilla
Español: Chiotillo
Svenska: Chiotillakaktus

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