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Rathbunia pruinosa (Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath
Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto) Buxb.
Bot. Stud. Heft 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae) 101 (1961).

Rathbunia pruinosa (Stenocereus pruinosus) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Stenocereus pruinosus

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Gray Ghost Organ Pipe, Pitayo, Pitaya of October
SPANISH (Español): Pitayo, Pitayo de Octubre, Pitaya, Pitayo de mayo, Cuapatla, Xoconostle

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Stenocereus pruinosus group

  • Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto) Buxb.: is a large shrubby or tree-like columnar cactus to 4-5(-7) m tall, with one or more, trunks from which little-branching pruinose stems arise. Distribution: Mexico in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Guerrero and Chiapas.
  • Stenocereus pruinosus f. variegata hort.: variegated form with sectors, patches or stripes with two colours, yellow and grey-green. There are several forms of variegation.

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Young speciemens. (Stenocereus pruinosus) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
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Rathbunia pruinosa (Stenocereus pruinosus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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