Lophocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose (1909)
(Greek lophos = crest and obviously refers to the long bristly spines,
especially those towards to the tips of the stems, Latin cereus = waxy, candle)
because of the appearing pseudocephalium at blooming plants
straight, not too tall, branching at the base; spines different
flowers small, funnel shaped, outside slightly scaled, opens nights, occasionally multiple at one areole
fruits bare, red berries; seeds small, shiny black |
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Distribution |
USA - Arizona
Mexico - Baja California, Sonora, Sinola
warm steppes |
Growth period |
light, sunny, preferably airy but warm location
somewhat sensitive against to much water, therefore sparsely watering |
Winter period |
light and dry at 50–53 F (10–12°C), not lower than 50 F (10°C) |
Substrat |
sandy-gravelly, pure mineralic and somewhat limestone
no humus |
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| Lophocereus schottii (Engelmann) Britton & Rose (1909) |
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Habitat |
USA
Arizona
Mexico
Sonora, Baja California |
Description |
named after A. Schott, collector
to 9.8 ft (3 m) tall, yellow green, numerous sprouts
ribs 5–7
5 and more spines, 2.3–3.1 in (6–8 cm) long, strongly thickened at the base, primary dark reddish
at older plants 1 central spine
at fertil sprouts circa 25 spines
flowers circa 1.5 in (4 cm) long, 1.2 in (3 cm) Ø, white to pink
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Synonyms |
Cereus schottii Engelmann (1856)
Pilocereus schottii (Engelmann) Lemaire (1862)
Pachycereus schottii (Engelmann) D. R. Hunt (1987)
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CITES |
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