Armatocereus rupicola
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Armatocereus rupicola is a species of plant in the genus Armatocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet rupicola is derived from the Latin words rupes for 'rocks' or 'cliff' and -cola for 'inhabiting' and refers to the occurrence of the species between rocks.
description
Armatocereus rupicola grows tree-shaped and reaches heights of 4 to 5 meters. The branched, upright, stiff, green to gray-green shoots are divided into 25 to 40 centimeters long segments. There are six to eight ribs . The straight thorns are black or dark gray. The four to eight central spines have a length of 0.3 to 2 centimeters. The ten to twelve needle-shaped radial spines are lighter and 2 to 6 millimeters long.
The white flowers appear on the shoot tips and are 8.5 inches long.
Distribution and systematics
Armatocereus rupicola is common in the Peruvian region of Cajamarca .
It was first described in 1981 by Friedrich Ritter . The species is not well known. It could be identical to Armatocereus mataranus .
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 78 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , pp. 207-208.
- ↑ Friedrich Ritter : Cacti in South America - Results of my 20 years of field research . tape 4 Peru. Friedrich-Ritter-Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, p. 1278 .