Cereus pectinatus var. armatus
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) (Otto & Dietrich) 21: 134. 1853
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Cereus pectinatus var. armatus
Author
Poselg. ex Engelm.
Chinese genus
天轮柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1 or 2 sharpen, light brown, darkly tipped.
Description
Single or branching at the base when old.
Roots
Fibrous.
Blooming Season
Appearing next to the stem tip, scented magenta-pink, with somehow darker midstrips, more brightly to green in the throat, 7-12 cm long and in diameter. Filaments light green, stylus and anther dark green.
Ribs
approx.15- 20, width 5-10 mm.
Stem
Green, up to 20 (40) cm tall, 7-10 cm in diameter
Radial Spines
Up to 23, clearer white-brownish to white-greyish straight, closely pectinate.
Fruits
Oval green-brownish. Ripe two month after blooming.
Areoles
Elongated elliptic.