Stenocereus martinezii is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Sinaloa in Mexico.[2] A candelabriform cactus typically 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft) tall, it is easy to propagate from cuttings, so local people use it to build live fences.[3]
| Stenocereus martinezii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Stenocereus |
| Species: | S. martinezii
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenocereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Buxb.
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References
edit- ^ Terrazas, T.; Cházaro, M.; Arreola, H. (2013). "Stenocereus martinezii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T152657A662348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152657A662348.en. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Stenocereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Buxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Alvarado-Sizzo, Hernán; Casas, Alejandro (2022). "Stenocereus (A. Berger) Riccob. Stenocereus alamosensis (J.M. Coult.) A.C. Gibson and K.E. Horak Stenocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) A. Berger and Buxb. Stenocereus chacalapensis (Bravo & T. Mac Doug.) Buxb. Stenocereus chrysocarpus Sánchez-Mej. Stenocereus dumortieri (Scheidw.) Buxb. Stenocereus fricii Sánchez-Mej. Stenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb. Stenocereus gummosus (Engelm.) A. Gibson and K.E. Horak Stenocereus heptagonus (L.) Mottram Stenocereus huastecorum Alvarado-Sizzo, Arreola-Nava y Terrazas Stenocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Buxb. Stenocereus littoralis (K. Brandegee) L.W. Lenz Stenocereus martinezii (J.G. Ortega) Buxb. Stenocereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Buxb. Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Buxb. Stenocereus queretaroensis (F.A.C. Weber ex Mathes.) Buxb. Stenocereus quevedonis (J. G. Ortega) Buxb. Stenocereus standleyi (J.G. Ortega) Buxb. Stenocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Riccob. Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb. Stenocereus treleasei (Rose) Backeb. Cactaceae". Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. pp. 1–45. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77089-5_52-1. ISBN 978-3-319-77089-5.
Local Names ... Spanish: "pitahayo," "pitaya roja," "pitayo," "pitayo de Martínez," and "pitaya"
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