Columnar cactus identification

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Antaviana
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Columnar cactus identification

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Hi everybody!! Merry Christmas!

I was given a pretty columnar cactus, with a nice blueish colour, but I'm unable to find its genus. The closer cactus I found is Cereus pachyrhizus: https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Ce ... achyrhizus, but not 100% sure that it's the right genus.

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Thanks a lot in advance!

Jordi
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Cereus forbesii seems to me.
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anttisepp wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:48 am Cereus forbesii seems to me.
Of course!! Thanks a lot @anttisepp !
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Cereus validus is another name for it.
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Lucy_V wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:12 pm Cereus validus is another name for it.
Thanks a lot @Lucy_V !!
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