Author: (Purpus) Britton & Rose.
Common Name:
Family: Cactaceae.
Country of Origin: Mexico.
Habitat: Puebla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Size: Up to 4-6m high, 10cm thick.
Ribs: 7-8.
Spines: 6-8 black rsp, 1 csp up to 5cm.
Flowers: Daytime, white, 4cm across.
Other Names: Cereus schenkii. Purpus.
More: Likes full sun.
Source: [tiec].

Pictures: Own collection, 2000.

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