Baseball bat cactus (Neoraimondia herzogiana)
Description
Neoraimondia herzogiana grows shrubby or tree-shaped and candelabra-like, forming a distinct stem and reaching stature heights of up to 15 meters. The upright shoots have diameters of 15 to 20 centimeters. There are 6 to 7 ribs available. The conspicuous areoles are cone-like. The 3 to 5 middle spines are 6 to 10 centimeters, the 7 to 10 spines 1 to 2 centimeters long.The dirty pink-white flowers reach diameters of 5 to 6 centimeters and lengths of 6 to 7.5 centimeters. Her pericarp is studded with small clumps of short, bristle-like thorns. The egg-shaped, sweet and tasty fruits are yellowish brown and studded with thorns. They have a diameter of 5 centimeters and are 5 to 6 inches long. They have a perennial floral remnant.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Neoraimondia
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