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Rathbunia thurberi f. cristata P.V.Heath
Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)

Rathbunia thurberi f. cristata (Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus) Photo by: Amante Darmanin
Cristate branches at El Triunfo, South Baja Calfornia, USA.

Synonyms:

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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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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.

28892 amante Amante Darmanin
Stenocereus thurberi, El Triunfo, South Baja Calfornia. Notice cristate branches. (Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus) Photo by: Amante Darmanin
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