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Azureocereus
Ayacuchensis
Contains: 
Tyramine
| shape |
9 ribs round circular shaped. Between every prickle there is a
horizantal line on the rib. |
| colour |
azur blue/green. Light V-structure between the ribs. |
| prickle |
one prickle has 9 pins of which 1 stands out of the middle. The pins are
black and about 0.5 cm long. Now and then there are a few prickles with more
than 1 standing out of the middle. The source of the prickles is white. |
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This is Genus is classified as a subgenus of Browningia by E. Gotz.
Family: Cactaceae
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Description: An odd looking plant with irregular, thin, projecting
ribs with a frosty blue-green color. Grows to 10 meters or more with a
branching, tree-like shape. Has long, radial spines to 10 cm, light colored with
dark tips.
Rarely blooms till several meters in heigth. Large, white nocturnal flowers
to 5 cm across, are cylindrical in shape and have a scaly tube.
Native to: The Rio Mantaro Valley of Northern Peru.
Cultivation parameters: Likes a well-drained, course soil mix and
sparse watering. Needs a winter rest period with little water.
Propagate by seed and grow in large containers with plenty of room for the
roots.
Active constituents: Tyramine.
Traditional/medicinal uses:
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