Cereus Pitajaya

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cereus Pitajaya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus Pitajaya, DC. (C. pernambucensis [fernambucensis], Lem. C. formosus, Salm-Dyck. C. variabilis, Pfeiff.). By recent authorities referred to the genus Acanthocereus. St. at first simple, later branching, in young growth light green, turning grayish green with age, pointed, ¾-1¼ in. diam.: ribs 3-5, commonly 4: areoles about 1 in. apart, large, bearing a conspicuous amount of curly hair, about ½in. long, in new growth: radial spines 5-7 and a solitary central one, uniform, about ⅜-⅝ in. long, amber color to brown and finally gray: fls. from the older growth, large, about 8 in. long, slightly curved, white, nocturnal. Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia. B.M. 4084.—C. grandis, Haw., according to Weber, is but a larger form of this species. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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