Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cephalocereus polylophus (DC.) Britton & Rose

Crested Wax cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001071
Common name: Crested Wax cactus
English name: Crested Cone cactus
Arabic name: نيوبوكسبوميا
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Very rare

Very tall columnar cactus, 7-12 m tall deeply ribbed, green and yellow, 10-30 narrow ribs, acute spines yellowish turning grey as they age, thin, acicular, bristle-like, mostly pointing downward, approx 1 to 2 cm long, as ages, spines tend to fall out flowers pink, dark red or magenta fruit 4 cm long

Ornamental

Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC) Backeb

Pilosocereus polylopha (DC) Sal-Dyck

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time:
Zone: 9b : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Vulnerable threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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