Borzicactus
BORZICACTUS: (Ricc.) from Ecuador, I'm including Clistanthocereus (Backbg.) from Peru and Bolivicereus (Card.) from N. Peru and Bolivia. BORZICACTUS: erect columns at least at first, then often decumbent or partially so later. Columns transversely notched or tuberculate, flowers obliquely limbed with a stout tube with staminodial hairs as far as they are known. According to Backeberg constitutes a separate genus from Loxanthocereus and Clistanthocereus.
Named in honor of Professor Antonio Borzi director of the botanical garden of Palermo, Italy.
CLISTANTHOCEREUS: Flowers stout, straight and hairy. See Backebergs Lexicon pg. 82 and 100 for more details. BOLIVICEREUS: Thin stems at first erect and then decumbent hanging basket cacti with different red flowers sometimes in great profusion.
Borzicactus fieldianus: (Br.&R.) Backeb. T. (Clistanthocereus?) North of Huarez, Peru. Thick with 8-10 ribs from the BBG. |
Borzicactus fieldianus: Br.&R.) Backbg. T. East of Huarez, Peru. (Clistanthocereus?) OST84291 thick with 6-7 ribs |
Flower Borzicactus feldianus N. of Huarez |
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Borzicactus parvitessiflorus |
Flower of Borzicactus (Clistanthocereus) aff. tesselatus or Grandtesselatus. |
Borzicactus sepium (HBK.) Br.&R. Ecuador near Riobamba. |
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Borzicactus aff. tesselatus
or grandtesselatus:
(Clistanthocereus)
Medium thick (4cm) 8-9 ribs. |
Bolivicereus samaipatanus (Card.) T. FR355 Bolivia, Santa Cruz near Samaipata 1890m. |
Borzicactus samnensis: (Ritt.) Backbg. KK1601 Samne, Peru 2500m. Thinner stems. |
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