| Home Page | There are about 16 species of espostoa coming from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. The name of the genus, Espostoa, comes from the Peruvian botanist Nicholas Esposto. Avoid extreme heat or heavy cold, and kept in a well drained soil, since they rot easily.
Mature Espostoa have lateral pseudocephalium, area on the side of the stem, close to the top, with much denser hair. This is the area where the flower buds are produced. The flowers are nocturnal, funnel shaped, generally white or pinkish.
Espostoa baumannii Espostoa blossfeldiorum Espostoa calva Espostoa churinensis Espostoa frutescens Espostoa guentheri Espostoa huanucoensis Espostoa hylaea Espostoa lanata Peruvian Old Man Cactus Espostoa lanianuligera Espostoa melanostele Espostoa mirabilis Espostoa nana Espostoa ritteri Peruvian Old Man Espostoa ruficeps Espostoa senilis Espostoa superba Synonym and obsolete names Espostoa dautwitzii synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus) Espostoa haagei synonym of Espostoa melanostele Espostoa lanata var. sericata synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus) Espostoa laticornua synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus) Espostoa procera synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus) Espostoa sericata synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus)
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