Garambullo (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) N omb res comu n es: Garbancillo (Español) / Basto, Garambuyo (ND) / Bastó, Baxta, Bazto, Biti-xoba (Otomí) Si n ón i mos: Cereus pugioniferus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. grandiareolatus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. hintonii, Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus, Myrtillocactus grandiareolatus, Cereus geometrizans ¿Tienes alguna duda, sugerencia o corrección acerca de este taxón? Envíanosla y con gusto la atenderemos. Foto: (c) CARLOS VELAZCO, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC) Ver todas las fotos etiquetadas con Myrtillocactus geometrizans en Banco de Imagénes » Descripción de EOL Ver en EOL (inglés) → Range description 1,2 This species is endemic to Mexico, where it is widespread in the central states. It occurs in Aguascalientes, Mxico Federal District, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mxico State, Michoacn, Nuevo Len, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quertaro, San Luis Potos, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and is reported from the literature from Zacatecas (Hernndez et al. 2004). Galindo-Becerril and Fernndez-Nava (2002) report it for the state of Morelos in the municipality of Amacuzac. It grows at elevations of 1,000 to 2,000 m asl. It is known from 267 localities and has an area of occupancy of 51,000 km2 ( H. Hernndez, C. GmezHinostrosa, and M. Chzaro pers. comm. 2009). Habitat and ecology 1,2 Hab i tat an d Ecol ogy The species occurs in tropical deciduous forest, xerophyllous scrub and less frequently in grassland (Arias et al. 1997). It flowers between February and April and the flowers last for one day only. Systems Terrestrial Iucn red list assessment 1,2 R ed Li st Category LC Least Concern R ed Li st Cri teri a Versi on 3.1 Year Assessed 2013 Assessor/s Snchez , E., Guadalupe Martnez, J., Hernndez, H.M., Gmez-Hinostrosa, C. & Chzaro, M. R evi ewer/s Superina, M. & Goettsch, B.K. Con tri b u tor/s Ju sti fi cati on Myrtillocactus geometrizans is listed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution, because it is locally abundant, and because it is not declining at nearly the rate sufficient to qualify for listing in a threatened category. Population 1,2 Pop u l ati on This species is widespread and locally common. Pop u l ati on Tren d Stable Threats 1,2 M aj or Th reats There are no major threats to this species. Some habitats are disturbed by goats. The species has many different uses in the Tehuacn-Cuicatln Valley, however the impact of harvest is low (Prez-Negrna and Casas 2007). Conservation actions 1,2 Con servati on Acti on s This cactus occurs within the National Park Cerro de la Campanas in Quertaro and the TehuacnCuicatln Biosphere Reserve (Mndez-Larios et al. 2006). A rural nursery where the species is propagated exists in the municipality of Mixquiahuala, Hidalgo, Mexico, along with environmental education workshops on the conservation of the regional flora (Reyes et al. 2003). References 1. Snchez , E., Guadalupe Martnez, J., Hernndez, H.M., Gmez-Hinostrosa, C. & Chzaro, M. 2013. Myrtillocactus geometrizans. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org> 2. © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved