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Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.

Cactaceae

MW SW SC North America (USA: Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa)

MW SW SC

fd(ob) (economic means of subsistence of native Americans of the Central Baja California, Sonora and Arizona Indians) fr (fruits) ma(ob) (Seri Indians pounded dried stems with animal fat to make pitch for caulking boats) ti(ob) (ribs used by Seri Indians for daub and wattle constructions, torches and tongs)

Cereus thurberi Engelm. Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. Neolemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. Pachycereus thurberi (Engelm.) Bravo Pilocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Rumpl.

organpipe stenocereus; organ pipe cactus (Mexico)

stenocereus de Thurber

marismeña, mehuelé, órgano, pitahaya, pitahaya dulce (Mexico)

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Latin name	Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	MW SW SC North America (USA: Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	MW SW SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd(ob) (economic means of subsistence of native Americans of the Central Baja California, Sonora and Arizona Indians) fr (fruits) ma(ob) (Seri Indians pounded dried stems with animal fat to make pitch for caulking boats) ti(ob) (ribs used by Seri Indians for daub and wattle constructions, torches and tongs)
Synonym	Cereus thurberi Engelm. Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. Neolemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. Pachycereus thurberi (Engelm.) Bravo Pilocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Rumpl.
English name	organpipe stenocereus; organ pipe cactus (Mexico)
French name	stenocereus de Thurber
Spanish name	marismeña, mehuelé, órgano, pitahaya, pitahaya dulce (Mexico)
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Trade name