Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name: Astrophytum myriostigma
Lemaire
Original description: Cactacearum Genera nova Speciesque novae et
omnium in Horto Monvillano cultarum: 4-6 1839
cv. ONZUKA White Form
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Origin:
Japan, Garden origin
(Nursery produced cultivar)
Beautiful cultivar with densely packaged flecks, the best
specimen are almost pure white with no green epidermis apparent . The
density of white flecks is indeed very variable.
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