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Monday, 21 December 1998
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andalgalensis~bridgesii
bruchii~candicans
cephalomacrostibas~chuquisancanus
coquimbanus~deserticolus
escayachensis~fulvilanus
giganteus~grandis
huanucoensis~lamprochlorus
litoralis~longispinus
macrogonus~nigripilis
pachanoi~peruvianus
poco~purpureopilosus
randallii~santaensis
santiaguensis~scopulicolus
shaferi~smrzianus
spachianoides~tacaquirensis
taquimbalensis~tarmaensis
tenuispinus~thelegonoides
thelegonus~trichosus
tulhuayacensis~uyupampensis
validus~vulcanenisis
werdermannianus

Trichocereus litoralis

- B76
  • Body: Dark to grayish green, columnar, erect or arching over then erect. Stem to 4.75” (12cm.) diameter.
  • Ribs: Mostly 21, moderately prominent, more or less tuberculate.
  • Areoles/Spines: Areoles .4” (1cm.) apart. Spines honey colored at first, later gray; 9-20 thin radial spines tapering to a fine point; [1-]5-8 dissimilar, thicker center spines to over .75” (2cm.) long.
  • Flowers/Fruit: Rather curving white flower, to 5.5” (14cm.) long, 4” (10cm.) diameter. Said to stay open for 5 days.
  • Distribution: Coast north of Valparaiso, Aconcagua, Chile.

Trichocereus lobivioides

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Trichocereus sp. Lora Tora

  • Body: No description, listed in the Mesa Garden catalogue.
  • Ribs:
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Trichocereus longispinus

  • Body:
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