Kimnach
also known as HBG 53196, Kimnach 2876D
A · well documentedDocumentation grade: AOrigin traceable to a named source, with a date, locality or institutional accession number behind it.
name drift high · name is ambiguousName drift risk: highThis name is actively contested or applied to several different plants. Verify against the identification notes rather than trusting the label.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Distinct fat rounded ribs, dark green to blue-frosted skin, spines from 1/4in to over 1in, strongly notched ribs, skin darkening with age. Large white flowers covered in brown hairs, sweet edible fruit. Hardy to Z9a.
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ORIGIN
Locality:Cajamarca to Namora road, Cajamarca Department, northern Peru
Origin note:Collected by Myron Kimnach and companions along the Cajamarca to Namora road, Cajamarca Department, northern Peru, in 1984. Mallacht's Plants give the collection date as 19 May 1984. Kimnach was director of the Huntington Botanical Gardens at the time. Sacred Succulents describe the region as known for diverse San Pedro and a lineage of ceremonial use going back millennia.
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NOTES
MERGE CANDIDATE. same plant as kimnach-2876d and hbg-53196. Myron Kimnach, then director of Huntington Botanical Gardens, who introduced a great many Trichocereus accessions
Name drift · highThree records in this database describe one plant: Kimnach, Kimnach 2876D and HBG 53196. The Trichocereus History group title it 'Trichocereus pachanoi Kimnach (HBG 53196, 2876D)', and Misplant and San Pedro Depot both give HBG 53196 as the accession for the Kimnach clone. Separately, the clone is nicknamed 'short spine peruvianus' for having longer spines than most pachanoi, which collides with the Fastest / Verne's Short Spine Peruvianus / Mallacht's Short Spine cluster. Two unrelated plants share that descriptive nickname.Confused with: Kimnach, Kimnach 2876D, HBG 53196, Fastest
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