Trichocereus randallii - (aka Helianthocereus randallii)

• Body: According to Mesa Gardens catalogue it has “very dense fine spines, obscure stem”
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Trichocereus riomizquensis

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Trichocereus rubinghianus

• Body: Erect, dark green to over 10' (3m.) high. Stem to 3.1” (8cm.) diameter.
• Ribs: ~16-17, fairly low and narrow with transverse depressions present also on the flanks.
• Areoles/Spines: Around 8 spines, most extend sideways and forwards, barely overtopping the rib. Some more central, more clearly porrect. Spines needle-like, ,yellowish to horn-colored.
• Flowers/Fruit: Large, numerous flowers, slightly creamy to white. Fruit oblong, green, 2x1.6” (5x4cm.).
• Distribution: Origin unknown, described specimen originally in the Faust collection at Blanes, Spain but no longer there.

Trichocereus santaensis

• Body: Grayish-green, slightly frosted, to 16.5' (5m.), branches from the base to 6” (15cm.) diameter.
• Ribs: 7, broad, flat with a “V”-notch over the areole.
• Areoles/Spines: Two to 3 radial spines, brownish, to 1.2” (3cm.) long; usually 1 central spine to 1.6” (4cm.), also brownish.
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• Distribution: Around 10,000' (3000m.), Rio Santa valley/Puente Bedoya, Peru.