Galapagos Species Database
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Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus
candelabro
An impressive columnar cactus that can grow up to 5m tall. The large flowers have white and yellow petals. The plum-sized fruits grow on the trunks and turn bright red when ripe.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Jasminocereus
Species
thouarsii
Subspecies
var. delicatus
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Cereus thouarsii F.A.C. Weber
Origin: Endemic
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- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=236. Accessed 30 October 2026.