Family :
Cactaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Leaf Apex
Leaf Base
Leaf Margin
Habit : An armed shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Common in wastelands. Plains from the coast to 1200m, Eastern and South America. Planted and naturalized widely in India.
Indigenous Information : Fruits increase appetite.
Other relevent information : Fruits edible.
Field Tips : Areoles densely woolly brownish-bearing barbed bristles. Spines 1-3 per areole.
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Names:
Irula : Dorai Kalli
Tamil : Kalli
Flower:
Solitary, yellow, shaded pink. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A berry, obovoid. Fruiting throughout the year.
