A very unusual form of myrtillocactus geometrizans sure to initiate conversation in the garden. Download pdf journal of ethnobiology and biomed central. This columnar, architectural, treelike specimen grows to fifteen feet with a candelabra form. For more multimedia, look at myrtillocactus geometrizans on wikimedia commons. Its spiny green stems are thick and heavily ribbed. Its common names of breast cactus or titty cactus comes from the particular shape of the tubercle ribs that resemble women breasts. Cactus species myrtillocactus geometrizans is a large shrubby cactus eventually growing up to 15 tall, with candelabralike multibranching on mature plants. Cactus jungle, marin sir francis drake blvd, san anselmo, ca 94960. Request pdf physicochemical, nutritional and functional characteristics of two. Youll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about myrtillocactus species, blue candle, cactus myrtle, whortleberry cactus myrtillocactus geometrizans f. In the summer, delicate looking cream colour flowers appear, decorating the cactis entire body, succeeded by a tiny very. This species is prized as an ornamental and a grafting stock for. I dont buy seeds on ebay any more because ive often not gotten what i purchased. This video is part of a series of me introducing my various house plants and sharing any info that i have picked up along the way. They fan out while some will form stable crests while others the more common just cluster over one another. The elite colored up more then the regular myrtillocactus geometrizans cristata. They belong to the family myrtillocactus specimens as. Myrtillocactus e um genero botanico da familia cactaceae sinonimia. Myrtillocactus geometrizans this plant comes in a 3. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a mexican cactus that grows as a highly branched columnar cactus that can become quite dense. Physicochemical, nutritional and functional characteristics of two. Its vernacular english names breast cactus or titty cactus comes from the.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of myrtillocactus geometrizans. Im not 100% sure, but yours may be the elite version. Blue candle myrtillocactus geometrizans page 2 cacti. Regardless, both types make for a spectacular landscape attraction. Blue myrtle cactus myrtillocactus geometrizans 10 seeds. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Also, extracts from synedrella nodiflora and lupinus stipulatus have shown to have biological effects on mature insects of the genus. Hence, its common name blue candle, blue myrtle cactus,or whortleberry cactus. Fukurokuryuzinboku is a strange monstrous form and a very rare and often pricey collectors item. Myrtillocactus is a genus of plants in the family cactaceae all of these plants are succulents. Myrtillocactus cochal in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase.
Myrtillocactus from latin, blueberry cactus is a genus of cacti. Myrtillocactus geometrizans forma mostruosa, myrtillocactus geometrizans v. To view a chart comparing alternate taxonomy click here. Blue myrtle cactus myrtillocactus geometrizans 10 seeds 5. Ive seen the regular crested version and the elite version side by side, recieving the same amount of sun. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The succulent source exact crested blue candle cactus. Breast cactus, titty cactus, blue candle monstrose fukurokuryuzinboku. Myrtillocactus geometrizans blue candle bilberry cactus. Click on the pictures for full plant details and prices. It has radial and central spines that fill each areole.
If i have peyote seedlings too, how big would they need to be, before i can consider grafting them to a myrtillocactus geometrizans. Table 1 shows the alkaloids identified in several cacti species. It is a blue grey highly branched columnar candelabra like tree cactus that creates a dense growth of stems growing closely together. Stomatal size and density variation were evaluated in 20 populations of myrtillocactus geometrizans, mart. Myrtillocactus species, blue candle, cactus myrtle. Initially, the plant had lots of erect stems with hazy blue patches. Each areole may have up to 59 spines, but generally they have 35 spines about 512 mm long. Myrtillocactus geometrizans was found to contain 0. Myrtillocactus geometrizans elite crest cactus jungle.
Until that web addition is complete please use the pdf version of that work. It is also very popular among japanese specialist growers that use it because it sometimes produces chimeralike growth when used as a grafting stock. The most relevant studies show that extracts of couroupita guianensis and myrtillocactus geometrizans could be good candidates for the control of spodoptera due to their larvicidal activity. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Myrtillocactus geometrizans blue myrtle cactus crested. This crested blue myrtle cactus is a very rare cactus. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. The individual stems are 610 cm diameter, with five occasionally six ribs. These are primarily included because names of species rank.
Fasciation occurs when a plantmutated by one of many possible. Myrtillocactus geometrizans, aka blue candle, aka bilberry cactus. The individual stems are 610 cm diameter, with five occasionally six ribs, with areoles spaced 1. The plant list includes 12 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus myrtillocactus. Mar 29, 2015 myrtillocactus geometrizans, aka blue candle, aka bilberry cactus. The genus myrtillocactus is in the family cactaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants.
Though i spent a lot of time reading about cacti and looking at pictures, when i finally went to the garden center to find san pedro, i accidently misidentified blue candle myrtillocactus geometrizans as san pedro trichocereus pachanoi. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 5100156 with original publication details. Years later i became interested and started learning about cactus from books and the internet. When the plant is about two years old, it produces showy, greenishwhite flowers in early spring that eventually. The spines appear only in old plant grown in full sun. Succulents cactaceae myrtillocactus geometrizans crested. Myrtillocactus geometrizans in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The four species are all similar in that they are treelike, muchbranching plants with few 48 prominent ribs. Section 1 the cactus alkaloids 4th edition pdf version online. The above post is purely hypothetical, and should not be considered the true thoughts, opinions, or actions of a real life person. The genus is best known with myrtillocactus geometrizans. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive membersonly content. Blue myrtle is a columnar cactus native to mexico that may reach twenty feet in the wild.
It will form a thicket if allowed, and needs a big footprint to accommodate it. We offer live potted myrtillocactus geometrizans cacti. Myrtillocactus online guide to the positive identification. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. Myrtillocactus geometrizans plant information online. In the same way, myrtillocactus geometrizans extracts have been found to be active against the maizeplague worm spodoptera frugiperda, and tenebrio molitor, an insect that attacks storedgrains. This is one of many crested clones of myrtillocactus geometrizans. I have gotten wonderful plants there so i think youd be safe if you check the sellers feedback and make sure its a seller in the us. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. There is an average of 3 to 5 spines in each areole but occasionally a few more. To view publication details for this taxon and related synonyms click here. Last 2005, i bought my myrtillocactus geometrizans from rose, a dealer of cacti and succulents.
You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. The plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots. In habitat it grows up to 4 m tall, as a well branched shrub. Central phoenix blue myrtle cactus is a fast grower and puts out multiple arms. Myrtillocactus geometrizans dinosaur back mutation is rarely a phenomenon that inspires admiration or high valuation, but in plants, the boundaries are a little more vague. But crested cacti have a genetic mutation that causes a ripply fanshaped pattern of growth. Myrtillocactus cochal myrtillocactus geometrizans whortleberry cactus. Corpus simplex, pars eius viridis 4045 mm lata et 2030 mm longa, pars subterranea 3540 mm lata et 100 mm longa, brunescens, in radices crassos, carnossos, sensim transiens.
Console, in order to learn if the position of the segment in the branch and. For more multimedia, look at myrtillocactus cochal on wikimedia commons. Robocop 1987 robocop 2 1990 hot pursuit 2015 television. Jul 11, 2011 last 2005, i bought my myrtillocactus geometrizans from rose, a dealer of cacti and succulents. Myrtillocactus geometrizans 2 flickr juan ignacio 1976. Cereus geometrizans, cereus pugioniferus, myrtillocactus pugionifer, myrtillocactus grandiareolatus.
Myrtillocactus etymology the name refers to the fruits which resemble those of the bilberry vaccinium myrtillus. Find the perfect myrtillocactus geometrizans stock photo. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a large shrubby cactus growing to 45 m tall, with candelabralike branching on mature plants. Myrtillocactus pugionifer synonym of myrtillocactus geometrizans blue candle, whortleberry cactus purchase the cacti and succulents encyclopedia cd over 2000 plants described. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Myrtillocactus is a genus of plants in the family cactaceae. Usa networks queen of the south 2019 botanical gardens. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a highly branched columnar candelabra like tree cactus that creates a dense growth of stems growing closely together. Myrtillocactus geometrizans, myrtillocactus geometrizans, myrtillocactus geometrizans crestato, myrtillocactus variegato crestato, myrtillocactus crestato cv mini, myrtillocactus geometrizans fukurokuryuzinboku, myrtillocactus cv strictum crestato, myrtillocactus geometrizans, myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Cereus geometrizans, cereus pugioniferus, myrtillocactus pugionifer, myrtillocactus grandiareolatus to view publication details for this taxon and related synonyms click here to view a chart comparing alternate taxonomy click here. Instead the japanese cultivar fukurokuryuzinboku is a strange monstrous form and a very rare and priced collector item. Pdf chemical and morphological characterization of mammillaria. Biological effects of natural products against spodoptera.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a blue highly branched columnar ca. Myrtillocactus geometrizans bilberry cactus, whortleberry cactus or blue candle is a species of cactus in the genus myrtillocactus, native to central and northern mexico description. Myrtillocactus cochal myrtillocactus geometrizans whortleberry cactus etc. Myrtillocactus geometrizans horticulture unlimited. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a blue highly branched columnar candelabra like tree cactus that creates a dense growth of stems growing closely together. There are four species of myrtillocactus which are recognized and unlike most other cactus genera, the taxonomy of myrtillocactus is quite settled and universally accepted. Console is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus myrtillocactus family cactaceae. Melocactus delessertianus lemaire myrtillocactus geometrizans vonmartius. On feb 12, 2015, poeciliopsis from phoenix, az wrote. Plants can range from over 2 inches to over 4 inches depending on available stock.
The plant list includes a further 2 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus myrtillocactus. It differs from myrtillocactus geometrizans in its larger, greener branches and different armament. Typically the ribs features a single, thick, long central spine and only a few thick, short radial spines or. Myrtillocactus geometrizans crested see specimens page specimens page. Garambullo, bilberry cactus, blue flame, whortleberry cactus synonyms. Homegrown myrtillocactus geometrizans seeds from the current harvest. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is branched columnar candelabra like tree cactus that creates a dense growth of stems growing closely together.