Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.
Cereus thurberi Engelm.
Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 17: 234. 1854
Family: CACTACEAE

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

Cereus thurberi (Stenocereus thurberi) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
Growing habit, Arizona, USA. The habit of branching just at the base is unusual in this genus, in which most of the species have definite, though often short, trunks.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Stenocereus thurberi
back
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
back

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Organ Pipe Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Pitahaya Dulce, Mehuelé, Pitayo Dulce, Marisemeña, Órgano, Pitahaya, Pitaya dulce, Pitahauya, Órgano marismeña

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.

20189 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Cereus thurberi (Stenocereus thurberi) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
27444 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Cereus thurberi (Stenocereus thurberi) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

20190 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Cereus thurberi (Stenocereus thurberi) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
Send a photo of this plant.

The gallery now contains thousands of pictures, however it is possible to do even more. We are, of course, seeking photos of species not yet shown in the gallery but not only that, we are also looking for better pictures than those already present. Read More...


Your Actions
Cereus Back to Cereus index
Cactaceae Back to Cactaceae index
Cacti Back to Cacti Encyclopedia index