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Stenocereus chacalapensis is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.
This species is endemic to the southern coastal regions of the Mexican state of Oaxaca around Santa María Huatulco, San Pedro Huamelula, San Isidro Chacalapa, and San Pedro Pochutla, growing on slopes and valleys at elevations between 20 and 230 meters. Plants are found growing along with Amphipterygium adstringens, Morisonia flexuosa, Cordia truncatifolia, Erythrostemon coccineus, Forchhammeria pallida, Guaiacum coulteri, Opuntia decumbens, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, Leuenbergeria lychnidiflora, Pereskiopsis diguetii, Pilosocereus collinsii and Sarcomphalus amole. Plants are pollinated by bats such as Choeronycteris mexicana.
Spanish Stenocereus · Octopus Cactus · Stenocereus beneckei · Stenocereus chrysocarpus · Creeping Devil · Stenocereus fricii · Tall Candelabra Cactus · Galloping Cactus · Spanish Stenocereus · Stenocereus huastecorum · Stenocereus humilis · Stenocereus kerberi
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus chacalapensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
