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botanical illustration of Lemaireocereus hystrix, Lemaireocereus hystrix

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Lemaireocereus hystrix

Lemaireocereus hystrix

no alternate common names documented

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cactaceae

Scientific name: Lemaireocereus hystrix

Common names: not documented

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — FAMILY listing Cactaceae spp. — Except the species included in Appendix I and except Pereskia spp., Pereskiopsis spp. and Quiabentia spp. Artificially propagated specimens of the following hybrids and/or cultivars are not subject to the provisions of the Convention: Hatiora x graeseri ; Schlumbergera x buckleyi ; Schlumbergera russelliana x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera orssichiana x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera opuntioides x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera truncata (cultivars); Cactaceae spp. colour mutants grafted on the following grafting stocks Harrisia 'Jusbertii', Hylocereus trigonus or Hylocereus undatus ; Opuntia microdasys (cultivars). — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) (VG), Cuba (CU), Dominican Republic (DO), Haiti (HT), Jamaica (JM), Puerto Rico (PR)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Lemaireocereus hystrix
Lemaireocereus hystrix · Shiner Cactus Nursery

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

Species+ / CITES Checklist · Species+ / CITES checklist terms

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • international_trade_legality · DH-SRC-LEGAL-CITES · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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