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Cereus pterogonus Lem.

[ Family : Cactaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Cereus testudo Karw. ex Zucc.; Selenicereus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb.; Strophocactus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Ralf Bauer ]

[ Common name (Local) : Manasa ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Manasa | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Not available yet | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Columnar cactus, Sentinel cactus | Other Languages : Poochamullu (Mal.) ; Sippaai kathaalai (Tam.)

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Habit : Large shrub with spinous, succulent stems
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Flowering & Fruiting : Occasionally during April--June
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