Cephalocereus royenii (Sebucán, Pipe organ) Starter Cactus 1 cut

Description: Cephalocereus royenii (L.) Britton & Rose Family: CACTACEAE Accepted Scientific Name: Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & G.D.RowleyCact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. xix. 67 (1957) Origin and Habitat: Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Jamaica, Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Lesser Antilles.Habitat: Pilosocereus royenii is one of the most common cacti in the Caribbean that may be found scattered in most of the islands in dry sites from exposed beach benches to rocky cliffs, plains and hillsides and is often the most conspicuous cactus species. Other plants found in the same range comprise: Stenocereus hystrix amd Plumeria obtusa.Ecology: Branches often have cavities about 5 cm in diameter, representing the predator-resistant nesting sites of small doves and other birds. Flower are pollinated by bats. Common Names include:ENGLISH: Royen pilosocereus(Virgin Islands), Cactus (Virgin Islands), Dildo (St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda), Pipe (Virgin Islands), Pipe organ cactus (Virgin Islands), Pipe-organ cactus (Virgin Islands), Royen pilocereus (Puerto Rico), Royen's tree cactus (Puerto Rico), Pipe organFRENCH (Français): Raquettes à piquants (Lesser Antilles), Raquette à piquant (Lesser Antilles), Cierge (Lesser Antilles), Chardon (Lesser Antilles), Charderon (Lesser Antilles), Chadron (Lesser Antilles), Pilosocéréus de Royen (Lesser Antilles)SPANISH (Español): Sebucán (Puerto Rico) Description: Pilosocereus royenii is an attractive blue-stemmed, tree-like cactus species. It is relatively large sized with tufts of whitish hairs near the branch ends, elongated flowers, and red-purple fruits. It is quite variable and has had at least 30 scientific synonyms.Habit: Plants treelike, branching basally or above the ground, 2-8 m high, often with well-defined trunks. A 5 metres tall individual may be over 100 years old.Roots: The root system is broad and near the surface to rapidly a absorb water from even the lightest rains.Trunk: Up to 60 cm in diameter or larger, covered by a very thin, relatively smooth bark and reddish-brown.Branches: Mostly vertical or sometimes ascending, stout, blue-green, (5-)7-9(-10) cm in diameter arising 30-60 above ground from a single trunk. Branches may branch again, and those yet again. The thick green skin on the branches carries out photosynthesis. Older basal parts of the branches often form a thick bark.Ribs: 6-11 vertical.Spines: Variable, white-grey, yellowish to reddish.Central spines: 1-6, 32-60 mm long.Radial spines: About 9, 19-26 mm longPseudocephalium: As Pilosocereus cacti age, they produce what is called a 'pseudocephalium', but in Pilosocereus royenii the fertile portion is not well differentiated from normal vegetative parts. Flower-bearing areoles subapical and lateral, on one to three ribs, with long white hairs.Flowers: Fleshy, whitish-green, rose pink or purple-red, to 5 cm long, 2,5-4 cm in diameter. They extend horizontallv out from the branches and open at night, but last into the next day.Blooming season: Flowers are found year-round when rainfall is adequate .Fruits: Depressed globose, pulp white or red. Fruits are edible, juicy and sweet and contain many tiny black seeds. Fruits do not have spines. They are usually found year-round. You will receive 1 cut , not rooted, just fresh cut.

Price: 24.99 USD

Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

End Time: 2024-08-24T14:38:24.000Z

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