Espostoa ritteri Buining
- Common Name: Peruvian Old Man
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Rio Maranon, Peru
- Culture: prone to rotting, do not overwater
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200800160
- Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
- Provenance: Rio Maranon, Peru
- Accession Date: 10-06-2008
- Bench: 2215 - XER:Atacama-Sechura/Andean Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 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):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Peru
References (external):
- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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