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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (J.A.Purpus) Britton & Rose
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425. 1909
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Polaskia chichipe (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) xxiii. 121 (1951)

Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Polaskia chichipe (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) xxiii. 121 (1951)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Polaskia chichipe f. cristata hort.
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Chichipe, Chichibe, Chichituna, Chichitun

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Polaskia chichipe group

  • Polaskia chichipe (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.: It is a columnar tree-like cactus with many curved branches, up to 5 m tall.
  • Polaskia chichipe f. cristata hort.: Crested form with sculptural shape and powdery grey-blue epidermis. Older crested plant can reach a considerable size (up to 2 m tall and in diameter, or more )


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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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Lemaireocereus mixtecensis (Polaskia chichipe) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
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