| Author: | Ladislaus Cutak,
1945 |
| Family: |
CACTACEAE |
| Origin: |
Guerrero;
Southern Mexico |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1,2 Meters |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Acanthocereus fosterianus, Lodé, 2013.
Peniocereus fosterianus var. multitepalum,
Sánchez-Mej.
Peniocereus fosterianus var. nizandensis,
Sánchez-Mej. |
This member of the Cactaceae
family was described by Ladislaus Cutak in 1945. It is found in Guerrero in
southern Mexico, growing in grit with little water and some to much sun. The
caudex can grow up to twelve centimetres in diameter, the
leaves/stems up to 1,2 meters long. The nocturnal flowers are large
and white. The genera
name from pene; 'thread' and Cereus; another member of the Cactaceae
family, as to plant's form. The species name after Mulford B. Foster,
1888-1978, an US-American plantsman and Bromeliad specialist. |
