Cleistocactus

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Read about Cleistocactus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cleistocactus (closed Cactus, referring doubts less to the peculiar flowers). Cactaceae. Slender columnar cacti, with few branches and many-ribbed: fls. short and narrowly curved, orange-red; ovary covered with small appressed bracts bearing hairs in their axils; filaments somewhat exserted and grouped together near the upper lip: fr. spineless; pulp white; seeds slightly punctate.—About 14 species have been described in this genus. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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