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The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family . Fig. 265.—Hylocereus cubensis. 8. Hylocereus cubensis sp. nov. Stems slender, much elongated, freely rooting, 3-angled, dull green, 2 to 4 cm. in diameter;margin of joints scarcely crenate, becoming horny; spines 3 to 5, black, conic, 2 to 3 mm. long;flowers large, white, about 20 cm. long; ovary bearing large leafy scales; fruit a little longer thanbroad, 10 cm. long, reddish. BRITTON AND ROSE. VOL. II PLATE XXIX. —/_ < -
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