Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

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This is from a Norwegian forum.
Do anybody know what this is?
http://www.biologforeningen.org/enbiolog/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18298

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Robert Nold

Re: Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 7:38pm

It does not look like Hylocereus undatus. (I have a lot of books on cacti.) Say it's H. costaricensis, since that has 3-4 spines, ribs without horns, etc.

Trond Hoy

Re: Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 11:19pm

Thanks. I have linked your answer back!

Robert Nold

Re: Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 6:16pm

Sure. The advantage to having a lot of books to consult is that it makes me look like I know more than I really do .....

Mark McDonough

Re: Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:27pm

Nold wrote:

Sure. The advantage to having a lot of books to consult is that it makes me look like I know more than I really do .....

Add Google to the mix, and the willingness to plow through and do some bonafide research, one can appear to be a genius! ;D ;D

Trond Hoy

Re: Night-blooming cactus from Costa Rica

Sat, 07/17/2010 - 12:34am

McDonough wrote:

Add Google to the mix, and the willingness to plow through and do some bonafide research, one can appear to be a genius! ;D ;D

And many thanks to they who do the work! It is greatly appreciated.