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Browningia pilleifera

Scientific Name: Browningia pilleifera (F.Ritter) P.C.Hutchison
Synonym: Gymnanthocereus macracanthus, Gymnanthocereus pilleifer
Family: Cactaceae

Close up of a Browningia pilleifera in the HBG succulent greenhouse (HBG 18679, H&K 4955)

Origin: Peru (Rio Marañon)

Growth Habits: Tree-like, up to 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 m); 7 to 9 ribs; 0 to 3 central spines, 2 inches (5 cm) long; 0 to 3 radial spines, up to 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) long

Ensemble view of the same Browningia pilleifera in the HBG succulent greenhouse (HBG 18679, H&K 4955)

Blooming Habits:
White flowers, 1.4 inches long (3.5 cm)

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