hostilis Posted January 17, 2014 Can anyone tell me what this is. It's beautiful. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 paradox Posted January 17, 2014 Browningia possibly hertlingiana? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 EthnoGuy85 Posted January 17, 2014 Idunnocereus awesomeiifuckianus! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Evil Genius Posted January 17, 2014 jupp, Paradox is right. Awesomocereus Hertlingianus. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 mutant Posted February 1, 2014 I have to ahve this cactus one day. of the coolest blue cacti and one of the most handsoce columnars. this specimen is simply amazing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 prier Posted February 2, 2014 They're around. Para grew a shitload of em a few years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 mutant Posted February 5, 2014 there's a reason for which they're around! cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 magical9 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I took this picture heh. The grower is reallllly cool. He has lots of rare columnars. I plan on going back and getting a few of these cacti in large size ;) IIRC the grower said it is from Africa. Edited February 6, 2014 by magical9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Philocacti Posted February 7, 2014 According to what I read, cacti originally grew in central and South America, before human intervention. Africa has euphorbias. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 hostilis Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Yeah, there aren't any cacti anywhere in the world naturally except north and south america/surrounding islands. And you can find succulents elsewhere. Like lithops, euphorbias ect.. There is one cactus that can be found outside of the americas though. Rhipsalis baccifera. Edited February 7, 2014 by hostilis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 magical9 Posted February 10, 2014 According to what I read, cacti originally grew in central and South America, before human intervention. Africa has euphorbias. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. looks like i need to listen better next time south america does sound familiar now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 mutant Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) africa is home to numerous awesome succulents, among them lithops, haworthia, most Aloe species .. but aint some 'orchid-like' cacti genuses, epiphytes also present to tropical climetes all around apart from southamerica? they too started there? Edited February 10, 2014 by mutant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Philocacti Posted February 10, 2014 africa is home to numerous awesome succulents, among them lithops, haworthia, most Aloe species .. but aint some 'orchid-like' cacti genuses, epiphytes also present to tropical climetes all around apart from southamerica? they too started there? "Cacti are native to the Americas, ranging from Patagonia in the south to parts of western Canada in the north—except for Rhipsalis baccifera, which also grows in Africa and Sri Lanka." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus Yes and Africa has it's share of succulents and euphorbias Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted February 10, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipsalis_baccifera "Rhipsalis baccifera, commonly known as the Mistletoe Cactus, is an epiphytic cactus which originates from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Florida. It is also spread throughout the tropics of Africa and into Sri Lanka. This is the only cactus species naturally occurring outside the New World. One theory is that it was introduced to the Old World by migratory birds, long enough ago for the Old World populations to be regarded as distinct subspecies.[1] The alternative theory is that the species initially crossed the Atlantic on European ships trading between South America and Africa, after which birds may have spread it more widely.[2]" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 hostilis Posted February 10, 2014 Yeah, the only cactus that is found naturally outside the americas is Rhipsalis baccifera. Theres plenty of cacti looking succulents though elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Quixote Posted February 15, 2014 So, how closely related is this to the Trichocereus species? It seems very similar at first glance.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 zelly Posted February 15, 2014 So, how closely related is this to the Trichocereus species? It seems very similar at first glance.. this looks like a tricho? which one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Quixote Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) this looks like a tricho? r_baccifera_baccifera_c_200.jpg which one? I was referring to the plant in the original post. The Hertlingianus. (and surely I can see how it differs from Pachanoi in many ways, the wavy ribs, details of spination and so on, but the overall impression I get is quite similar all the same. Some Trichs also display some degree of wavy growth. But since the Hertlingianus is not even in the Trichocereus species, I am sure there are plenty of differences. Just wondering if it would be a cousin of sorts..) Edited February 20, 2014 by Quixote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted February 21, 2014 Browningia hertlingiana is in the Browningieae tribe while Trichocereus is in the Trichocereeae. Trout has said in the past that there is some similarity, but if that is beyond their both being in the same subfamily is beyond me. ~Michael~ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Quixote Posted March 6, 2014 there's a reason for which they're around! cheers! What might that be, their pleasant appearance perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 mutant Posted March 7, 2014 one of the bluest cacti, one of the most handsome columnar cacti, that would be my estimations... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Can anyone tell me what this is. It's beautiful.
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