Cereus huascha var. rubriflorus
Anal. Mus. Buenos Aires 1905/479. [ non C. huascha v. rubriflorus F.A.C.Weber 1893 ]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Cereus huascha var. rubriflorus
Author
Speg. non F.A.C.Weber
Chinese genus
天轮柱属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary or with several basal and lateral offshoots.
Flowers
Very showy, nearly 10 cm long an up to 7 cm across, bright red. Buds are covered by long silky hairs and grow laterally from the centre of the stem. The tube is slightly curved, funnel-shaped, slender with green scales often red at the base, with abundant white and black hairs.
Blooming Season
It flowers in mid spring on into summer. Sometimes it blooms profusely, especially on older plants.
Spines
The central spines are long and brown while the numerous radial spines are white and thinner.
Ribs
14 to 15 sharp-edged separated by deep grooves.
Stem
Dark green globular or elongated reaching a height of 15 cm and a diameter of 5-6 cm or more.
Areoles
Whitish or brownish on young plants, closely set and oval.