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Cereus cavendishii Monv. ex Salm-Dyck
Cact. Hort. Dyck. (1849) ed. II. (210) 211. [ Monville 1840 ?]
Family: CACTACEAE

= Monvillea cavendishii (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 21. 1920 [9 Sep 1920] Britton & Rose

Accepted Scientific Name: Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 10. 1997

Cereus cavendishii (Monvillea cavendishii) Photo by: Carolina González
It is a prolific bloomer, putting out its nocturnal white flowers from spring to autumn. The flowers arise from near the top on the sides of the stems.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 10. 1997
Synonymy: 18
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Praecereus saxicola group

  • Monvillea cavendishii (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose: It is generally included within (as a synonym of) Praecereus saxicola , suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two.
  • Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P.Taylor: stems more than 2 metres long 1.5-3 cm Ø with fine, short spines. Flower 10-13 cm long, 6-10 cm Ø, tube slender without felt or spines. Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

27418 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Monvillea cavendishii forms thickets, the spiny stems often high-clambering or drooping, depending on where they grow. (Monvillea cavendishii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
28247 carolina Carolina González
Cereus cavendishii (Monvillea cavendishii) Photo by: Carolina González


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