. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 99.—Corryocactus brevistylus. FIG. 100.—Corryocactus brachy- petalus. 1. Corryocactus brachypetalus (Vaupel). Cereus brachypetalus Vaupel, Bot. Jahrb. Engler 50: Beibl. in: 16. 1913. Plant 2 to 4 meters high, usually with many (sometimes 100 or more) strict branches from the base, forming a top 3 to 4 meters in diameter; ribs usually 7 or 8, somewhat prominent; areoles usually 2 cm. apart, large, i cm. in diameter or less, with short wool and spines; spines at first black with brown bases, about 20 at an areole, very unequal, most of the
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 99.—Corryocactus brevistylus. FIG. 100.—Corryocactus brachy- petalus. 1. Corryocactus brachypetalus (Vaupel). Cereus brachypetalus Vaupel, Bot. Jahrb. Engler 50: Beibl. in: 16. 1913. Plant 2 to 4 meters high, usually with many (sometimes 100 or more) strict branches from the base, forming a top 3 to 4 meters in diameter; ribs usually 7 or 8, somewhat prominent; areoles usually 2 cm. apart, large, i cm. in diameter or less, with short wool and spines; spines at first black with brown bases, about 20 at an areole, very unequal, most of them less than i cm. long, the longest ones 10 to 16 cm. long; flowers broadly funnelform, 4 to 6 cm. broad; throat 2 to 3 cm. broad at top; inner perianth-segments deep orange, i to cm. long, the outer ones apiculate, the inner ones obtuse or truncate; filaments very short, 5 to 8 mm. long, yellow; style, including the slender stigma- lobes, 2 cm. long; areoles of the ovary and flower small, filled with black and white wool and nascent spines; fruit globular, 6 to 7 cm. in diameter, greenish yellow, covered with clusters of deciduous spines, juicy, said to be edible; seeds dull in color, mm. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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