Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Quevedó's Pitayo

Stenocereus quevedonis

Spanish: Pitayo

Quevedó's Pitayo (Stenocereus quevedonis)
Photographed by selina77 on iNaturalist · taken in 61963 Mich., México, not near La Saladita

Stenocereus quevedonis is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records34 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Quevedó's Pitayo (Stenocereus quevedonis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/stenocereus-quevedonis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.