Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cactaceae | Genus: Austrocylindropuntia | Species: Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm., Pereskia subulata Muehlenpf. |
Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Eve’s pin cactus, | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Cane cholla, Eve’s-pin prickleypear | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | July-Sept | |
| Altitude | Fruit Type | Berry | |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid or club-like and sometimes thorny. |
| Habitat | Arborescent, growing in dry habitat | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Bark Details | Surface smooth covered with long spines | |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Manimajara and Daria | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Perennial shrub (cactus) up to up to 4 m tall. Stems marked by rhomboid to ovate bumps in a few spiral rows. Leaf rudimentary turned in to grayish-white spines. Flowers violet pink, solitary, covered by rudimentary leaves. Fruit ovoid or club-like and sometimes thorny | Leaf Details | Leaves sessile, rudimentary turned in to grayish-white spines |
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