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Cadushi (Cereus repandus Mill.), a useful cactus of curacao

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The cadushi is the more useful of the two columnar cacti which dominate the landscape throughout the island of Curacao. Its fluted stems furnish a staple foodstuff; when dry serve for torches, fuel and fences. Thick trunks of old specimens are useful in carpentry.

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  1. Morton Collectanea, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

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This paper, based on observations made and information gathered while pursuing field research supported by the National Institutes of Health, was read at 7th Annual Meeting, Society for Economic Botany, Berkeley, California, April 4–6, 1966.

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Morton, J.F. Cadushi (Cereus repandus Mill.), a useful cactus of curacao. Econ Bot 21, 185–191 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02897868

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