Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Kaktus, Cactus

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)

Distribution: South America

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Comments: A few branches from the original plant were imported in Europe around 1980 for a very high price. The original clone was characterized by stong grey stems covered with a dense pruina coating and with short spines (Also known as "short spined clone"), but nowadays almost all the plants in the trade are seed grown hybrid specimens derived from cross pollination with (presumably) Cereus peruvianus. They are usually a darker blue-green colour with longer spines.