Armatocereus cartwrightianus

Armatocereus cartwrightianus
	Armatocereus cartwrightianus
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Browningieae
Genre :	Armatocereus
Type :	Armatocereus cartwrightianus
Scientific name
	Armatocereus cartwrightianus
	( Britton & Rose ) Backeb. ex AWHill

Armatocereus cartwrightianus is a species of plant in the genus Armatocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors the British consular clerk Alfred Cartwright, who supported many scientists on visits. Spanish common names are "Cardón" and "Cardo maderero".

description

Armatocereus cartwrightianus grows shrubby or tree-shaped and reaches heights of up to 12 meters. Usually a well-defined trunk up to 2 meters high and a diameter of 30 centimeters is formed. The dark green shoots are divided into 30 to 60 centimeters long segments with a diameter of 7 to 10 centimeters, which are tapered at both ends. There are six to nine ribs separated by deep incisions , which are 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters high. The needle-like, brown thorns later turn white and have a darker tip. The one to four central spines have a length of 2 to 10 centimeters. The 15 to 25 radial spines are 5 to 25 millimeters long.

The white flowers stand out horizontally. They are 7 to 9 centimeters long and 4 to 5 centimeters in diameter. The egg-shaped fruits are initially green and later turn red. They are 5 to 9 inches long.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Armatocereus cartwrightianus is distributed in the south of Ecuador and in the north of Peru on dry coastal plains.

The first description as Lemaireocereus cartwrightianus by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1920. Arthur William Hill put the species in the genus Armatocereus in 1938 . A nomenclature synonym is Cereus cartwrightianus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. (1931).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

use

The fruits are used as fruit by the locals in Peru. The shoots are used medicinally.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 75-76 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 42.
^ 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. 100 ( online ).
↑ Index Kewensis Plantarum Phanerogamarum; Supplement . Volume 9, Oxford 1938, p. 25.
↑ Armatocereus cartwrightianus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Loaiza, C. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

Web links

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 42.

[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. 100 ( online ).

[3] Index Kewensis Plantarum Phanerogamarum; Supplement . Volume 9, Oxford 1938, p. 25.

[4] Armatocereus cartwrightianus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Loaiza, C. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2013.