Cereus vargasianus
| Cereus vargasianus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cereus |
| Species: | C. vargasianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas 1951
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Cereus vargasianus is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.[2]
Description
Cereus vargasianus grows tree-shaped, is often branched and reaches heights of 7 to 8 meters. A short trunk is formed. The cylindrical, glaucous green shoots are divided into segments up to 50 cm (20 in) long. There are four to five squashed, wavy ribs that are up to two inches high. The gray areoles on it are elongated. The nine to ten spread, strong thorns are brownish. They cannot always be differentiated into central and radial spines. The three to four central spines are 7 to 15 mm (0.28 to 0.59 in) long. The radial spines reach a length of up to 1 cm (0.39 in).
The white flowers are 8 to 10 inches long. The up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long yellow fruits are ellipsoid and contain a white pulp.[3]
Distribution
Cereus vargasianus is distributed in the Department of Cusco of Peru.
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Plant growing in habitat in Hacienda Matara, Peru
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Plant growing in Ayacucho, Peru
Taxonomy
The first description was published in 1951 by Martín Cárdenas who named the plant in honor of Julio César Vargas Calderón.[4]
References
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Name - Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 112. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological dictionary of succulent plant names. Berlin; New York: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.
External links
- Media related to Cereus vargasianus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Cereus vargasianus at Wikispecies