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Endangered
CITES App. II
Cereus paucispinus
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 285. 1857 preprint 1856 [ et: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Cereus paucispinus
Author
Engelm.
Chinese genus
天轮柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
0 or 1 dark, up to 3.5 cm long;
Description
Usually clumping, Echinocereus coccineus subs. paucispinusSN|8493]]SN|8493]] (Echinocereus paucispinusSN|8497]]SN|8497]]) often forms large colonies of many as 50 thick, stems on each plant at maturity.
Note
Female and male flowers
Ribs
5 to 8 warty with narrow furrows.
Stem
Semi-erect, pale green, up to 40 cm tall, 6 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
3 to 6 straight or not, 1.5-2 cm long yellowish and turning grey after some years.
Areoles
Whitish, 1-2 cm apart.