Cactaceae
Triangle cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Acanthocereus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 五棱角, 稍刺仙柱, 般若柱, 西刺仙柱, 五棱阁, 古巴刺仙柱, 强刺仙柱, 月映柱
- English
- Triangle cactus, Barbed-wire cactus
- nah
- Xacoh
- pap
- Kadushi di kolebra, Cadushi di colebra
- Spanish
- Bejunco, Cardón, Cruceta, Nopal de Cruz, Nopal de tres lomos, Pitahaya anaranjada, Órgano-alado de Pitaya
- Swedish
- Snårpelarkaktus
Synonyms
- Acanthocereus acutangulus (Pfeiff.) A.Berger
- Acanthocereus baxaniensis (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) Borg
- Acanthocereus colombianus Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus horridus Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus occidentalis Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pitajaya (Jacq.) Dugand ex Croizat
- Acanthocereus princeps (Pfeiff.) Backeb.
- Acanthocereus subinermis Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus tetragonus var. micracanthus Dugand
- Cactus pentagonus L.
- Cactus pitajaya Jacq.
- Cactus prismaticus Willd.
- Cactus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cactus tetragonus L.
- Cereus acutangulus Pfeiff.
- Cereus babosus F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus baxaniensis Karw. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus dussii K.Schum.
- Cereus horribilis A.Berger
- Cereus nitidus Salm-Dyck
- Cereus pentagonus (L.) Haw.
- Cereus pentagonus C.F.Först.
- Cereus pitajaya (Jacq.) DC.
- Cereus princeps Pfeiff.
- Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw. ex Steud.
- Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw.
- Cereus ramosus Karw. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus reptans Haw. ex Steud.
- Cereus sirul F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus tetragonus (L.) Mill.
- Cereus tetragonus var. major Salm-Dyck ex Walp.
- Cereus tetragonus var. minor Salm-Dyck
- Cereus tetragonus var. ramosior Link & Otto
- Cereus undulatus Pfeiff.
- Cereus variabilis Engelm.
- Cereus vasmerii Young
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Robert Kampf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.