PENIOCEREUS VIPERINUS
Author:
Franz Buxbaum, 1975
Family:
CACTACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Kreuz. (1935). In: Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen 18.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
2 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cereus viperinus F.A.C.Weber, 1904.
Wilcoxia papillosa,, Britton & Rose.
Neoevansia viperina?
Cullmannia viperina, Distefano.
Peniocereus tomentosus, Buxb.
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Wilcoxia tomentosa, Bravo.
Wilcoxia viperina, Britton & Rose.
Wilcoxia viperina var. tomentosa, Bravo.
This member of the Cactaceae family was given this name by Franz Buxbaum in 1975. It is found in Mexico, growing in grit with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres or more, the long slim branches to two meters. The flowers are pink to dark red, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name from pene; 'thread' and Cereus another member of the Cactaceae family, as to plant's form. The species name means 'vipers'.
Flower
Pink - Dark Red
Soil
Grit
Water
Minimum
Sun
Maximum
