. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. iFl!. FIG. 230.—Borzicactus morleyanus. FIG. 231.—Borzicactus morleyanus. 4. Borzicactus acanthurus (Vaupel). Cereus acanthurus Vaupel, Hot. Jahrb. Engler 50: Beibl. in: 13. 1913. Plants low, spreading and procumbent, with the tips ascending, sometimes sprawling over the edge of a cliff, with long hanging branches, i to 3 dm. long and 2 to 4 cm. in diameter; ribs 15 to 18, very low, rounded, separated by narrow acute intervals; areoles small, approximate; flowering areoles producing tufts of white wool about the flowers; flowers scarlet; tube s
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. iFl!. FIG. 230.—Borzicactus morleyanus. FIG. 231.—Borzicactus morleyanus. 4. Borzicactus acanthurus (Vaupel). Cereus acanthurus Vaupel, Hot. Jahrb. Engler 50: Beibl. in: 13. 1913. Plants low, spreading and procumbent, with the tips ascending, sometimes sprawling over the edge of a cliff, with long hanging branches, i to 3 dm. long and 2 to 4 cm. in diameter; ribs 15 to 18, very low, rounded, separated by narrow acute intervals; areoles small, approximate; flowering areoles producing tufts of white wool about the flowers; flowers scarlet; tube slender, straight or a little curved, 4 to 5 cm. long; limb about cm. broad; inner perianth-segments spreading, acute; filaments white below, scarlet above; style rose-colored, longer than the filaments; stigma-lobes green; fruit globular, 2 cm. in diameter. Type locality: Matucana, Peru. Distribution: On the low hills and in the narrow valleys near L,ima and along the Rimac River to the east of 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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