Carnegiea gigantea: The saguaro and its uses
@article{Bruhn2008CarnegieaGT, title={Carnegiea gigantea: The saguaro and its uses}, author={J. G. Bruhn}, journal={Economic Botany}, year={2008}, volume={25}, pages={320-329} }
The saguaro,Carnegiea gigantea, is a tall cactus native to the desert area of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. It has been used for centuries among the Indians of the region as a source of food and drink, as well as for a wide variety of other purposes. The cactus has taken a great place in the life of the Indians, most notably the Papago, who still collect the fruit and make a wine for ceremonial purposes from it. Several botanical, ethnobotanical and phytochemical studies have… CONTINUE READING
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