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I was just wondering if anyone has experience with Cereus sp. (I.e. Peruvian apple cactus and relatives) fruit that is red/purple inside as opposed to the usual white. If you do, where did you get the cactus from? Is the fruit sweet? What species is it?
That looks nothing like the red-flesh apple cactus fruit I have seen.I did not believe that the red-flesh fruit I saw was actually Cereus peruvianus.
The pictures of C. hankeanus are not an exact match, but it says there are three types of Cereus widespread in the Andes at 2000-2600 m. One with yellow-green fruits with magenta pulp, known as C. hankeanus; one with red fruit and purple-magena pulp, known as C. validus auctt; and one with red fruit and white pulp, known as C. huilunchu. It gives the range as Argentina. "Identification of the plants in our illustrations is very tentative, especially in the absence of information about their fruits."
According to Matt’s Landscape, Cereus Validus is white fleshed.
Quote from: NateTheGreat on May 08, 2020, 05:46:36 PMThe pictures of C. hankeanus are not an exact match, but it says there are three types of Cereus widespread in the Andes at 2000-2600 m. One with yellow-green fruits with magenta pulp, known as C. hankeanus; one with red fruit and purple-magena pulp, known as C. validus auctt; and one with red fruit and white pulp, known as C. huilunchu. It gives the range as Argentina. "Identification of the plants in our illustrations is very tentative, especially in the absence of information about their fruits."The supposedly C. hankeanus fruit sure looks pretty red on the outside too. Where did you get the above information by the way? It's not in any of the links. Yellow-green fruit? I don't see any yellow in the pictures I posted, but green does fit the bill. In any case, I am amazed that these cacti with red pulp fruit have not made their way to the US in large numbers given how potentially attractive they are. Even if their fruit tastes bland, they could be mixed with very sweet "peruvian apple" types to produce pink or red fruit producing hybrids...kinda like they did with Dragon Fruit.
You actually saw the fruit in person? Where? Did it look more like this? It's supposedly Cereus validus.:
You actually saw the fruit in person?
Seems the local name is ucle.