Cereus hexagonus
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Cereus hexagonus is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Thespecific epithet hexagonus means 'hexagonal, ribbed'.
description
Cereus hexagonus grows tree-shaped with upright shoots branching from near the base and reaches heights of up to 15 meters. The cylindrical, segmented, glaucous-light green shoots have a diameter of up to 12 centimeters and more. There are four to seven thin, wavy ribs that are 3 to 5 inches high. The areoles on it are small. The thorns on young shoots are missing or there are only a few. Older shoots have 8 to 10 or more unequal spines per areole. The initially brown thorns become lighter later. They are 5 to 6 inches long.
The white flowers are 20 to 25 inches long. The 5.5 to 13 centimeters long, egg-shaped fruits are light red. They contain white or pink pulp .
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Cereus hexagonus is common in Guyana , French Guiana , Suriname, and Venezuela . The first description as Cactus hexagonus was published in 1753 by Carl von Linné in his work Species Plantarum . Philip Miller placed them in the genus Cereus in 1768 .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 105 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl von Linné: Species Plantarum . Volume 1, pp. 466, 1753, online .
- ^ The Gardeners Dictionary . 8th edition, 1768, without page number, online .
- ↑ Cereus hexagonus in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Nassar, J., 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
