CURATED HORTICULTURAL IDENTITIES

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PRIMARY HORTICULTURAL IDENTITY

Bob

Taxon: Trichocereus pachanoi

Names and Designations

Name Role Notes
Bob primary —

Botanical Determination

Scientific Determination: Trichocereus pachanoi
Provider & Reference: Not recorded
Clone received-as label (verbatim): Not recorded

Attributions & Lineage

Breeder identifier: Not recorded
Breeder: Not recorded
Selector: Not recorded
Collector: Not recorded
Discoverer: Bob Kattenberg
Original distributor: Not recorded

Origin & Locality

Origin country: New Zealand
Origin locality: Not recorded
Origin method: Not recorded
Origin date / period: Not recorded

Parentage (reported)

Reported parentage testimony, separate from verified genetics.

No parents recorded

Description & History

Description / identifying features: Long-spined pachanoi; Kattenberg referred to it as 'long spine pachanoi'.
History / provenance: Kea Katzen (Kea Moon) told Graeme Wilson that Bob Kattenberg, based on Kāpiti Coast, found and grew a long-spined pachanoi from an unnamed small beach town about 30 years before her account. Her group named this cutting line 'Bob' after Kattenberg; it subsequently circulated overseas.
Identity assessment: Not recorded
Name disputes / competing accounts: Not recorded

References & Sources

Recorded: 11/8/2026 Updated: 11/8/2026