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Peruvianus

KK242

KK242 is a Knize collection number that has been sold as seed for decades, which means plants under it range from Peruvian torches to plants that look like cuzcoensis.

  • highly variable
  • knize code

PeruvianusField-collection code: A collector's accession number — initials and a number — rather than a nickname.

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Species: cuzcoensis or T. depending on the plant.

Five separate collections are said to be sold under this one number, from Matucana, the Rio Chillon, Langa, the Rio Lurin and Huancavelica.

Where it comes from

The code is reportedly one of Karel Knize's, and seed under it was distributed over several decades.

Character

Notes
The peruvianus is reportedly blue-green with medium to long spines and prominent .
Drawing of a peruvianus-type column: stout and blue with a heavy powdery bloom, ribs deeply notched between large areoles, and long spines.
A Peruvianus column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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