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__NOTOC__ ''Stenocereus'' (Gk. stenos, narrow, L. cereus, candle) is a genus of columnar or tree-like cacti from the Baja California Peninsula and other parts of Mexico, Arizona in the United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and the ABC islands of the Dutch Caribbean. The genus has been enlarged by the addition of species from several other genera. A close relative is the peculiar chinoa or chende cactus, ''Polaskia chende''. The flowers are mostly borne near the apex of the stems and mostly nocturnal. They are considered easy to grow and generally grow slowly. ''Stenocereus thurberi'' (the organ pipe cactus) is a well-known member of this genus and is widely distributed in Arizona and northern Mexico. The fruit is similar to a dragon fruit. Those of ''Stenocereus gummosus'', acidic and very refreshing, are highly favored by the Seris of northwestern Mexico〔Felger & Moser (1985)〕 who call the cactus ''ziix is ccapxl'' - "thing whose fruit is sour". It is commonly known in Spanish as ''pitaya agria'', or by the English translation Sour Pitaya. S. griseus'' (Dagger Cactus) fruits, locally known as ''iguaraya'', are relished by the Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia.〔Villalobos ''et al.'' (2007)〕 ''Stenocereus'' are often used as ornamental plants in hot and arid regions, and as noted above, some species can double as a fruit crop. The interior of ''Stenocereus'' trunks often grows to form tough, cane-like stakes suitable for certain kinds of construction. The Wayuu use those of Dagger Cactus for building wattle and daub walls, a technique they call ''yotojoro'', after their name for the cactus wood "canes".〔 ==Selected species== *''Stenocereus alamosensis'' – Octopus Cactus, ''cina'' *''Stenocereus aragonii'' *''Stenocereus beneckei'' *''Stenocereus eruca'' – Creeping Devil, Caterpillar Cactus *''Stenocereus griseus'' – Dagger Cactus, ''yosú'' (Wayuunaiki) *''Stenocereus gummosus'' – Sour Pitaya, ''pitaya agria, ziix is ccapxl'' (Cmiique iitom) *''Stenocereus hollianus'' *''Stenocereus montanus'' *''Stenocereus pruinosus'' *''Stenocereus queretaroensis'' *''Stenocereus stellatus'' – Baja Organ Pipe Cactus *''Stenocereus thurberi'' – Organ Pipe Cactus File:Sguaro1.jpg|Close-up of Organ Pipe Cactus (''S. thurberi'') spines File:Fruto de Stenocereus queretaroensis.jpg|Fruit of ''Stenocereus queretaroensis'' prepared for eating File:Stenocereus gummosus Huntington Desert Garden.jpg|''Stenocereus gummosus'' at the Huntington Desert Garden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stenocereus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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