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Monday, 21 December 1998
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andalgalensis~bridgesii
bruchii~candicans
cephalomacrostibas~chuquisancanus
coquimbanus~deserticolus
escayachensis~fulvilanus
giganteus~grandis
huanucoensis~lamprochlorus
litoralis~longispinus
macrogonus~nigripilis
pachanoi~peruvianus
poco~purpureopilosus
randallii~santaensis
santiaguensis~scopulicolus
shaferi~smrzianus
spachianoides~tacaquirensis
taquimbalensis~tarmaensis
tenuispinus~thelegonoides
thelegonus~trichosus
tulhuayacensis~uyupampensis
validus~vulcanenisis
werdermannianus

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?)

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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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