False Trichocereus bridgesii !

[MrCactus]

In the Netherlands there are now False Achuma Cacti (= Trichocereus bridgesii) for Sale.
Two well known webshops have cuttings in two sizes (20-25 cm , 25-30 cm) for sale.
But ..........
the offered cacti are absolutely no Trichocereus bridgesii !

Very strange, because The Achuma Cactus (= Trichocereus bridgesii) is very easy to recognize.
Moreover, no other Cactus looks like Tr. bridgesii !
So the webshops do not know how a Tr. bridgesii looks like, neither does their supplier !

Look here for pictures of the real Achuma Cactus (= Trichocereus bridgesii).
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/TRICHO ... dgesii.htm

 

[WillyPeyote]

And how the false achuma looks like?

I have bought 5 of them recently, i'm a little worried.

 

[MrCactus]

I do not want to mention the names of these well-known webshops.
They are selling worldwide, so use Google to find their webpages:
trichocereus bridgesii 20-25 cm
and
trichocereus bridgesii 25-30 cm

Only these two sizes are very false.

Or look at pictures from trichocereus bridgesii, and find the one that is different !

 

[MrCactus]

And how the false achuma looks like?

I have bought 5 of them recently, i'm a little worried.

Can you show a picture of these Trichocereus bridgesii cuttings ?

In the Netherlands there is only one webshop where you can buy long Achuma Cacti (Trichocereus bridgesii).
A few webshops have them from 6-8 centimeter, and these cuttings they buy from that webshop.
Or .....
they have a fake Achuma Cactus (Trichocereus bridgesii) !

 

[MrCactus]

Update:
1. The well known Dutch webshop which sold False Tr. bridgesii cuttings (20-25 cm) stopped selling them on my advice.

2. The other Dutch webshop (cactus nursery) which sells False Tr. bridgesii cuttings (25-30 cm),
is now selling False Tr. bridgesii plants too !
The picture is again absolutely not from a Tr. Bridgesii.

So now you can see on this website pictures from two diferent Trichocereus-species, both named as Tr. bridgesii.
And both are not Tr. bridgesii !

Very strange, because the Achuma Cactus looks like the Achuma Cactus,and no other Cactus species does !
In the Cactius literature there are known 2 - 3 different forms, which only differ in the length of the spines.
And no varieties are known.