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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum f. cristata
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum f. cristata
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum f. cristata
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
摩天柱属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
The typical Pachycereus pecten-aboriginumSN|8498]]SN|8498]] is a big “organ-pipe cactus” that looks remiscent of a Saguaro cactus but thinner. The crested form can also get very big making a spectacular specimen.