Oreocereus celsianus (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger ex Riccob.
- Common Name: Old Man of the Andes
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Bolivia, Peru and northern Argentina
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200600024
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Provenance: Smith# 159-00
seed wild collected Argentina source# 516-99-107
Argentina: Jujuy, Yavi: 26km E of La Quiaca: Ruta Prov. 5 toward Sanata Victoria (10km E of Yavi): 3600m. Levenberger and Eggli 4560
- Accession Date: 04-04-2006
- Bench: 2215 - XER:Atacama-Sechura/Andean Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-19-2024
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Cereeae
- SubTribe: Trichocereinae
References (internal):
References (external):
- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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