Acanthocereus occidentalis
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Acanthocereus occidentalis is a species of plant in the genus Acanthocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet occidentalis means 'western' and refers to the distribution area in western Mexico.
description
Acanthocereus occidentalis grows shrubby and forms thickets . The weak, slender, often curved, cloudy green shoots are three to five-sided, up to 4 meters long and have a diameter of 4 to 5 centimeters. The edges of the shoots are somewhat wavy. The small areoles are 2 to 4 centimeters apart. The thorns are yellowish with a reddish glow and turn gray with age. Of the mostly 4 central spines, the upper one is 3 to 7 centimeters long, the remaining 3 to 4 centimeters long. There are 6 or more radial spines.
The fragrant flowers are 14 to 20 centimeters long. The pear-shaped red fruits are covered with thorns.
Distribution and systematics
Acanthocereus occidentalis is common in western Mexico .
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. 170.
- ^ 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. 125 ( online ).