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Trichocereus smrzianus / Echinopsis smrziana MAGICAL

Trichocereus smrzianus Echinopsis smrziana Leanne Kelly (4)

Backeberg described Trichocereus smrzianus / Echinopsis smrziana in his KAKTUS ABC, a book that did not get a very wide release. Besides the description is highly controversial because it basically re-describes various forms of Echinopsis schickendantzii / Trichocereus schickendantzii and Trichocereus walteri that are barely on the level of a regional form. Synonyms: Trichocereus smrzianus,…

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Trichocereus glaucus – Echinopsis glauca

Trichocereus glaucus Echinopsis glauca Rodni Kisar

Trichocereus glaucus, also known as Echinopsis glauca, is a Peruvian Trichocereus species described by Friedrich Ritter. It might be synonymous with Trichocereus chalaensis, or at least related to it in some form. There are also Peruvianoids that are sold under this name and I occasionally encountered Trichocereus fulvilanus being sold under this name as well.…

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Trichocereus santaensis / Echinopsis santaensis descriptions

Echinopsis santaensis Trichocereus santaensis Rio Santa Riley Flatten

Trichocereus santaensis is columnar cactus and species described by Curt Backeberg and Werner Rauh. It is endemic to the Santa Valley in Peru. There are many different forms that belong into the larger context of T. santaensis, e.g. Trichocereus sp. Chavin de Huantar also known as El Lanzon, Trichocereus huanucoensis, Trichocereus pallarensis and many others. The…

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