Cereus argentinensis
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Cereus argentinensis is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet argentinensis means 'Argentine, coming from Argentina'.
description
Cereus argentinensis grows tree-shaped with numerous, upright shoots and reaches heights of 8 to 10 meters. A distinct trunk is formed. The strong, green shoots are curved upwards at their base and then erect. They have a diameter of 10 to 15 centimeters. There are four to five narrow, widely spaced ribs with a height of 4 to 5 centimeters. The one or two central spines are up to 10 centimeters long. The three to eight brown radial spines are 3 to 5 centimeters long.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers are 17 to 22 centimeters long and do not smell.
Distribution and systematics
Cereus argentinensis is common in the Argentine provinces of Salta , Chaco , Formosa , La Pampa and Río Negro . 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. 103 .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 11 .