. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 64.—Cephalocereus nobilis. FIG. 65.—Cephalocereus barbadensis. 26. Cephalocereus millspaughii Britton, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 417. 1909. Cercus millspaiigliii Vaupel, Monatsschr. Kaktcenk. 23: 23. 1913. vStem branched, 2 to 6 meters high, 20 cm. thick at the base, the branches nearly erect, 8 to 12 cm. thick, pale grayish green, pruinose, 8 to 13-ribbed; ribs acutish, about as wide as high or a little wider; areoles i to 2 cm. apart; spines about 20, acicular, widely radiating, i to 2 cm. long, or at the flower-bearing (upper) areol
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 64.—Cephalocereus nobilis. FIG. 65.—Cephalocereus barbadensis. 26. Cephalocereus millspaughii Britton, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 417. 1909. Cercus millspaiigliii Vaupel, Monatsschr. Kaktcenk. 23: 23. 1913. vStem branched, 2 to 6 meters high, 20 cm. thick at the base, the branches nearly erect, 8 to 12 cm. thick, pale grayish green, pruinose, 8 to 13-ribbed; ribs acutish, about as wide as high or a little wider; areoles i to 2 cm. apart; spines about 20, acicular, widely radiating, i to 2 cm. long, or at the flower-bearing (upper) areoles 3 to 7 cm. long, the old ones gray-brown, the young ones. 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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