Neoraimondia
Neoraimondia: (Br.&R.) Medium to large cacti that come from the West Andies to the coast, (Neocardinasia from the East Andies). Very interesting cacti branching from the base, come from Peru not Boliva like Neocardinasia. According to Backeberg floral structures differ in the two Genera, see his Lexicon page 340 & 325. Named in honor of Antonio Raimondi (1825-1890) the great geographer and naturalist of Peru.
 Neoraimondia arequipensis: (Meyen) Backeb. (T.) Peru, south of Mollendo to the Nazca and Puquio valleys. Very long spines, with different vars./forms known. |
|---|
Copyright Bob Ressler, no reproduction without permission of the author.