There is occurrence of single species of* Cereus i.e. Cereus repandus in Assam (according to Plantes Assam* – Current Taxonomic version of the Vascular Plants of Assam by Prof. Sudhangshu Chowdhury). Also *Flowering Plants of India – an Annotated Checklist, Dicotyledon* Vol.1 (BSI)reported that *Cereus repandus* commonly grown almost throughout India, but *Cereus hexagonus* only found in UP.
With regards Karuna Kanta Das On Sunday, 31 August 2025 at 15:53:59 UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus > hexagonus <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2315&cat=13> > , Cereus peruvianus > <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2316&cat=13>, Cereus > pterogonus > <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2317&cat=13>) as per > details herein. > Only Cereus hexagonus > <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2315&cat=13> have > distribution in the nearby area. > So I take it as Cereus hexagonus > <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2315&cat=13> > > Not shown as introduced in India for *Cereus repandus* (L.) Mill. as per > https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130627-1 > compared to Cereus hexagonus > <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2315&cat=13>: > https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130283-1 > > On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 at 10:16, 'Karuna Das' via eFloraofIndia < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> Attached images appear to be *Cereus repandus* (L.) >> Mill.from Assam. Please validate. >> >> Date : 21.08.2025 >> Location: Assam >> Family : Cactaceae >> Genus & species : *Cereus repandus (?)* >> Habit : Shrubs, Hedge plant >> >> With regards >> Karuna Kanta Das >> Guwahati 781012 >> >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/1755924273.S.2667.14695.f4mail-235-222.rediffmail.com.1755924387.9557%40webmail.rediffmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/1755924273.S.2667.14695.f4mail-235-222.rediffmail.com.1755924387.9557%40webmail.rediffmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/6bead4ab-ab66-4271-b851-ea2a90024d2dn%40googlegroups.com.
