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Espostoa
Espostoa is a genus of columnar cacti, comprising 16 species known from the Andes of southern Ecuador and Peru. It usually lives at an altitude of between 800m and 2500m. Its fruit is edible, sweet, and juicy. The genus is named after Nicolas E. Esposto, a renowned botanist from Lima.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Espostoa melanostele
speciesEspostoa melanostele
Cottonball Cactus
speciesEspostoa lanata
Espostoa mirabilis
speciesEspostoa mirabilis
Espostoa frutescens
speciesEspostoa frutescens
Espostoa blossfeldiorum
speciesEspostoa blossfeldiorum
Espostoa utcubambensis
speciesEspostoa utcubambensis
Espostoa superba
speciesEspostoa superba
Espostoa senilis
speciesEspostoa senilis
Espostoa hylaea
speciesEspostoa hylaea
Espostoa calva
speciesEspostoa calva
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 363441.