Xerophyte

Central Spines

1, pointing upwards, curved and sometime almost hooked, elongated, often 10 cm long dark brown.

Description

Stems

Flowers

White or pale pink, trumpet shaped about 16 cm long; the tube about 3 cm broad at the mouth, dark brown, with scattered areoles bearing small tufts of brown hairs; outer perianth-segments brownish, spreading, 2 cm long, with an acute scarious tip; inner perianth-segments in about 3 series, spreading, the outer ones purplish, the innermost ones nearly white, oblong, acute, about 3 cm long; filaments in many series of many lengths with no separate throat circle, the series at the mouth of the flower-tube erect, 1,5 cm long; style included; stigma-lobes numerous, green.

Blooming Season

Spring to summer.

Ribs

10 to 14, straight, somewhat compressed.

Radial Spines

7-8, up to 2 cm long more or less curved, brownish.

Areoles

Close together, oblong.