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Carnegiea polylopha (DC.) D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 6: 100. 1988
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb.
Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938, No. 6, p. [24].

Carnegiea polylopha (Neobuxbaumia polylopha) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb.
Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938, No. 6, p. [24].
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Neobuxbaumia polylopha f. cristata
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Neobuxbaumia polylopha f. variegata
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Cone Cactus, Wax Cactus, Golden-Spined Saguaro, Golden Saguaro
SPANISH (Español): Cardón.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Neobuxbaumia polylopha group

  • Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb.: is a tall columnar cactus with a thick telephone pole-like stem, 7-12 m tall. Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. Mexico.
  • Neobuxbaumia polylopha f. cristata: is a crested cactus that will slowly forms brain-shaped groups up to 1 metre (or more) in diameter with age.
  • Neobuxbaumia polylopha f. variegata: Variegated form. it has sectors, patches or stripes with distinct shades of yellow. Variegated plants sprout unpredictably time by time among normal green seedling.

22212 flavio Flavio Agrosi
Carnegiea polylopha (Neobuxbaumia polylopha) Photo by: Flavio Agrosi
18940 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Carnegiea polylopha (Neobuxbaumia polylopha) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

9362 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Carnegiea polylopha (Neobuxbaumia polylopha) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
25043 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Carnegiea polylopha (Neobuxbaumia polylopha) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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