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Rauhocereus

Etymology -Named after botanist Werner Rauh, a professor with a many specific contributions to the study of succulent plants.
Rauhocereus is a genus with a single species which grows columnar as a shrub. It is found exclusively in Northern Peru in the wild where the genus Browningia is also found. Some have thought Rauhocereus should be included in that genus, but the majority feel it unique enough to warrant its own genus.

The stems are somewhat tuberculate, with a rather geometric appearance, which can be rather striking to the eye when pronounced. Flowers are nocturnal and white, floral tubes with scales and hairs.

Like so many of the columnar cactus species, Rauhocereus is not widely grown by hobbyists, but can usually be found at Botanical gardens that have significant cactus collections.

Rauhocereus riosaniensis


Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Browningia riosaniensis
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Distribution: Peru (South America)
Habit: Shrubby
Flower: WhiteEncounterability: Unusual in Collections
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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Monaco Exotic Garden, Monaco

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ

Photographer: Scott McMahon
Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ

Photographer: Scott McMahon
Rauhocereus riosaniensis
R. riosaniensis
Picture taken at: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ

Photographer: Scott McMahon

*Currently 1 of 1 known species are represented on CactiGuide.com.


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