ID help for wierd trichocereus

[Rev]

Definiteky a trichocereus species..but which one

it grows erect for a while then trails over the ground

its about to flower in the next day or 2

ill take more pics when it opens

and pollinate it so we can see a fruit

any ideas yet?

[ferret]

thelegonus?

[faslimy]

chiloensis?

[zee_werp]

Thats a real nice lookin Trich!

The notches make me think its T. thelogonus or a related species, as ferret said. (i.e. 'horizontal' kind of notches between the areoles, rather than a V notch just above an areole as seen on T. chiloensis.)

But thats just a stab in the dark as I'm no expert in such matters of Trich ID. Especially when it comes to more obscure ones.

EDIT: Looking in a couple of books I have, it appears that T. thelogonus has more pointed flower petals than other trichs. So if it ends up having fairly pointy petals that supports the thelogonus ID. In contrast to chiloensis and other trichs which appear to have a more rounded 'feather' looking petal. Some links I found online:

Thelogonus flower:

http://www.mixedpk.com/cpage_t/w0910c22.html

Chiloensis flower (can't tell if they've got the ID right though):

http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/sherr/T_c...limabuica_1.htm

The trailing along the ground thing also fits with thelogonus.

[strangebrew]

thelegonus.(edited 4 spelling)

Edited November 11, 2005 by strangebrew

[Rev]

looks like we have a winnre

thanks

ill post a pic of the flower for fun

if anyone needs pollen kept tell me now...

[zee_werp]

So did it flower yet?