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Cereus littoralis (K.Brandegee) H.E.Gates

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Stenocereus thurberi subs. littoralis (K.Brandegee) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13. 1998

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Stenocereus thurberi
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.
Bot. Stud. Heft 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae) 101 (1961)
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus thurberi f. dichotomus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus thurberi subs. littoralis (K.Brandegee) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13. 1998
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Organ Pipe Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Mehuelé, Órgano Marisemeña, Pitayo Dulce

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

  • Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.: (subsp. thurberi) is larger, to 8 m high with stems 15-20 cm in diameter. Distribution: Arizona, mainland of Mexico, and upper peninsula of Baja California.
  • Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath: Crested form. The crested forms are cultivated for their beautiful stem with pronounced sculpture effects.
  • Stenocereus thurberi subs. littoralis (K.Brandegee) N.P.Taylor: is much smaller, usually less than 3 m high with stems only 5-7 cm in diameter. Distribution: Southern tip of Baja California Sur.


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