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Deamia montalvoae is a climbing or hanging cactus from southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, known for its large funnel-shaped white flowers and bristly red fruit. It is a wild species of tropical forest and cliffs, not a common garden plant, so cultivation advice is limited.
Deamia montalvoae is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. It was first described in 2018. It climbs or hangs from trees or rocks, and has large funnel-shaped flowers, mostly white, and pale red fruit, covered with bristles and hairs.
Deamia montalvoae occurs in three known and isolated populations: Chiapas in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains in Mexico, Huehuetenango in Guatemala, and Santa Ana in El Salvador. It inhabits tropical deciduous forests and cloud forests, and is particularly found on cliffs and around rivers at elevations of 600–1,200 m (2,000–3,900 ft). It climbs on various kinds of tree, including Sideroxylon tepicense and Ficus species.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deamia montalvoae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
