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Cereus jamacaru
O mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru), também conhecido como cardeiro e jamacaru, Planta da família das Cactaceae, gênero cactus. Arbustiva, xerófita, nativa do Brasil, disseminada no Semiárido do Nordeste. Mandacaru vem do tupi mãdaka'ru ou iamanaka'ru, que significa «espinhos agrupados danosos».
Spotted on Jun 8, 2016
Submitted on Nov 16, 2017
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Thank you! Christine Y.
Parabéns Francierlem!
Thank you all!
Lindo Francielem,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Parabéns Francierlem, your have earned your first Spotting of the Day! You have a very interesting collection :-)
"Our Spotting of the Day is a beautiful cactus flower! Cereus jamacaru, locally known as mandacaru, is native to north-eastern Brazil and grows as a tall spiny tree. Its showy flowers are white inside and appear at night, giving this species its other name of "queen of the night". These flowers eventually give rise to large egg-shaped reddish fruit attractive to birds, which are the most important mean of seed dispersal for this species. This cactus is considered invasive in various parts of Africa".
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