Borzicactus

BORZICACTUS: (Ricc.) from Ecuador, I'm including Clistanthocereus (Backbg.) from Peru and Bolivicereus (Card.) from N. Peru and Bolivia. BORZICACTUS: erect columns at least at first, then often decumbent or partially so later. Columns transversely notched or tuberculate, flowers obliquely limbed with a stout tube with staminodial hairs as far as they are known. According to Backeberg constitutes a separate genus from Loxanthocereus and Clistanthocereus. Named in honor of Professor Antonio Borzi director of the botanical garden of Palermo, Italy. CLISTANTHOCEREUS: Flowers stout, straight and hairy. See Backebergs Lexicon pg. 82 and 100 for more details. BOLIVICEREUS: Thin stems at first erect and then decumbent hanging basket cacti with different red flowers sometimes in great profusion.

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Borzicactus feldianus
Borzicactus fieldianus: (Br.&R.) Backeb. T. (Clistanthocereus?) North of Huarez, Peru. Thick with 8-10 ribs from the BBG.		 Borzicactus fieldianus
Borzicactus fieldianus: Br.&R.) Backbg. T. East of Huarez, Peru. (Clistanthocereus?) OST84291 thick with 6-7 ribs		 Borzicactus fieldianus
Flower Borzicactus feldianus N. of Huarez
Borzicactus parvitessiflorus
Borzicactus parvitessiflorus		 Flower of Borzicactus tesselatus
Flower of Borzicactus (Clistanthocereus) aff. tesselatus or Grandtesselatus.		 Borzicactus sepium
Borzicactus sepium (HBK.) Br.&R. Ecuador near Riobamba.
Borzicactus tesselatus or aff. tesselatus
Borzicactus aff. tesselatus
or grandtesselatus:
(Clistanthocereus)
Medium thick (4cm) 8-9 ribs.		 Bolivicereus samapatensis
Bolivicereus samaipatanus (Card.) T. FR355 Bolivia, Santa Cruz near Samaipata 1890m.		 Borzicactus samnensis
Borzicactus samnensis: (Ritt.) Backbg. KK1601 Samne, Peru 2500m. Thinner stems.

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