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The Trichocereus Species Descriptions: - andalgalensis~bridgesii |
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Written by (unknown)
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Monday, 21 December 1998 |
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Page 1 of 21 Trichocereus andalgalensis - Body: Described in the Cactus and Succulent Journal (US), Vol. 70, No. 1:32-39, James D. Mauseth & Roberto Kiesling.
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Trichocereus angelesii - Body: Huntington Botanical Gardens specimen.
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Trichocereus arboricola - Body: Huntington Botanical Gardens specimen.
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Trichocereus atacamensis - (Helianthocereus atacamensis?) - Body:
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Trichocereus bridgesii - B76, BR63 /Agurell 69.2 - Body: Forms a tall branching shrub, to 16' (5 m.) high. Pale green, partially frosted. Branches to 6” (15cm.). Not to be confused with Echinopsis bridgesii.
- Ribs: 4-8, rounded, later flatter; separated by broad but shallow intervals.
- Areoles/Spines: Large areoles, about .75” (2cm.) apart. Two to 6 dissimilar, yellowish spines, up to 4” (10cm.) long although shorter in cultivated plants.
- Flowers/Fruit: Flowers white, 7” (18cm.) long, flower-tube up to 2.4” (6cm.) long. Fruits oblong, 2.4” (6cm.) large.
- Distribution: La Paz, Bolivia
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