Echinopsis chiloensis var. zizkaana
[ as: Cereus chiloensis var. zizkaanus K.Schum. 1897]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis chiloensis var. zizkaana
Author
(K.Schum.)
Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Areoles and Spines
Areoles large whitish, 2 cm apart. Spines yellowish with brown tips, at least when young, greyish later; 1 to 4 centrals, porrect, often stout, 5-7 cm (or even 12 cm); 8 to 12 radials, up to 4 cm long.
Description
Growth Habits
Flowers
Nocturnal 14 cm. long, outer perianth-segments white but tinged with red or brown; inner perianth-segments white, acuminate.
Stem
Rarely single, usually of several branches, sometimes of many, arising from near the base, starting nearly at right angles to the main trunk but soon erect, up to 8 m tall, stems 10-12.5 cm in diameter ; 10 to 17 low and broad ribs, separated by narrow intervals, divided into large tubercles even when fully mature.