Pygmaeocereus bieblii
Kakteen Sukk. 46(11): 259, fig. 1995 As "Pymaeocereus"
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pygmaeocereus bieblii
Author
Diers
Chinese genus
稚儿柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
2-4 mm in length and 1 mm in diameter usually absent.
Description
Pygmaeocereus biebliiSN|3846]]SN|23793]] is a fascinating little, geophytic plant with short thick spines. It usually grows solitary but occasionally (especially at hight altitude) forms small clusters or even large mats flat to the ground. It is really a particular species that looks quite different from Pygmaeocereus bylesianusSN|23793]]SN|3846]], the type species of the genus.
Flowers
Wide funnel-shaped, white 15-18 cm long , 4,5-6 cm in diameter; flower tube long and slender.
Ribs
10-25 barely visible divided in shallow wart-like bumps.
Stem
Spherical, barely protruding from the ground, green, up to 5 cm in diameter, but larger 6-7 cm in diameter and up to 10 cm tall in favourable condition or even more in cultivation.
Radial Spines
3-10 pectinate whitish to dark yellow about 1,5 mm long.
Fruits
6-10 mm long, greenish to brownish red.