

Peruvian Apple Cactus
Cereus jamacaru
Cereus jamacaru DC. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cereus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is TVL, LESOO, BZLMG, BZCMS, TVLMP, TVLNW, BZLES, BZCGO, BZNRM, BZESE, BZNAP, BZE; C. & E. Brazil.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, seasonally dry tropical.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Cereus jamacaru DC.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53061-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cereus jamacaru". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282182 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
C. & E. Brazil
Automatically collected source range/note: TVL, LES_OO, BZL_MG, BZC_MS, TVL_MP, TVL_NW, BZL_ES, BZC_GO, BZN_RM, BZE_SE, BZN_AP, BZE; C. & E. Brazil.