Title: PENIOCEREUS GREGGII VARIETY GREGGII (CACTACEAE) IN DURANGO, MEXICO.
Authors: Pérez, Gisela Muro; Salas, Jaime Sánchez; Castillón, Eduardo Estrada; Aranda, Mario A. García
Abstract: Peniocereus greggii variety greggii is a protected species that is collected illegally in Parque Estatal Canon de Fernandez. It is associated with fertility islands formed by mesquites Prosopis glandulosa and P. laevigata. It has a root that is used as food, it can be used to treat kidney problems, and it is a cardiac stimulant.
Subjects: DURANGO (Durango, Mexico); MEXICO; CACTUS; PLANT species; KIDNEY disease treatments; MESQUITE; BOMBINA
Publication: Southwestern Naturalist, 2012, Vol 57, Issue 3, p337
ISSN: 0038-4909
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.341

PENIOCEREUS GREGGII VARIETY GREGGII (CACTACEAE) IN DURANGO, MEXICO.

Pérez, Gisela Muro; Salas, Jaime Sánchez; Castillón, Eduardo Estrada; Aranda, Mario A. García