Acanthocereus subinermis

Acanthocereus subinermis
	Acanthocereus subinermis; Plate 16 from Volume 2 The Cactaceae by Britton and Rose
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Acanthocereus
Type :	Acanthocereus subinermis
Scientific name
	Acanthocereus subinermis
	Britton & Rose

Acanthocereus subinermis is a species of plant in the genus Acanthocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet subinermis is derived from the Latin words sub- for 'almost' or 'more or less' and inermis for 'unreinforced' and refers to the missing or short thorns of the species.

description

Acanthocereus subinermis has a shrubby growth with straddling or proliferating shoots and reaches heights of 1 meter or more. The strong, short, green shoots are segmented, strongly triangular or square and have a diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters. The areoles are 3 to 4 centimeters apart. The 6 to 10 thorns , which are often missing, are needle-like and up to 1.5 centimeters long.

The flowers are 15 to 22 centimeters long. The spherical to briefly elongated, cloudy red fruits are up to 4 centimeters long.

Distribution and systematics

Acanthocereus subinermis is common in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz .

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

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literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 69-70 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 231.
^ 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 ).

Web links

Commons : Acanthocereus subinermis - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 231.

[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. 125 ( online ).