Acanthocereus colombianus

Acanthocereus colombianus
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Acanthocereus
Type :	Acanthocereus colombianus
Scientific name
	Acanthocereus colombianus
	Britton & Rose

Acanthocereus colombianus is a species of plant in the genus Acanthocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet colombianus refers to the occurrence of the species in Colombia .

description

Acanthocereus colombianus grows shrubby with strong three- or four-winged, up to 9 centimeters thick, upright to overhanging shoots and reaches heights of 3 meters. The edges of the shoots are deeply wavy. The large areoles are up to 5 centimeters apart. The 1 to 2 very strong central spines are up to 5.5 inches long. There are 5 to 8 strong, 5 millimeter long radial spines.

The flowers are up to 25 centimeters long. The leathery fruits are red and covered with thorns.

Distribution and systematics

Acanthocereus colombianus is common in Colombia .

The first description was published in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose .

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 69 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 50.
^ NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape II . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1920, p. 122-123 ( online ).

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 50.

[2] NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape II . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1920, p. 122-123 ( online ).