The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family . ESCONTRIA. This tree-like cactus is native in the dry parts of northwestern Argentina, and occursover a considerable area, growing with scattered shrubs and small trees on plains and lowridges. It is one of the most striking cacti in South America and often forms the dominantfeature of the landscape on the high plains of northern Argentina. In 1917, Dr. Shafer collected living specimens and (lowers in Santiago del Ivstero,Argentina, which have enabled us to redescribe the species. Flowers were also collectedby Wilh
The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family . ESCONTRIA. This tree-like cactus is native in the dry parts of northwestern Argentina, and occursover a considerable area, growing with scattered shrubs and small trees on plains and lowridges. It is one of the most striking cacti in South America and often forms the dominantfeature of the landscape on the high plains of northern Argentina. In 1917, Dr. Shafer collected living specimens and (lowers in Santiago del Ivstero,Argentina, which have enabled us to redescribe the species. Flowers were also collectedby Wilhclm Bodcnbender in 1905, but these were not accompanied by stems and were notat first associated with this species. Illustrations: Monatsschr. Kak-teenk. 3: 177; 13: 187; Schelle,Handb. Kakteenk. f. 17; Rev. 40: after 184, as
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