Cereus hildmannianus

Cereus hildmannianus
	Cereus hildmannianus
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Cereeae
Genre :	Cereus
Type :	Cereus hildmannianus
Scientific name
	Cereus hildmannianus
	K. Schum.

Cereus hildmannianus is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors the Germancactusgrower Heinrich Hildmann, whoowned a cactus nurseryin Birkenwerder .

description

Cereus hildmannianus grows tree-shaped, is richly branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 10 meters. A distinct trunk is formed. The cylindrical, segmented, blue-green to cloudy green shoots are often glaucous when young . They have a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. There are four to six sharp-edged ribs that are up to 3.5 centimeters high. The areoles on it are small. Thorns are usually not formed.

The white flowers are 25 to 30 centimeters long. The spherical fruits are colored red to yellow. They contain a white pulp .

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Cereus hildmannianus is believed to be common in Brazil , Mato Grosso do Sul , Paraguay , Uruguay , Bolivia and Argentina . The first description was published in 1890 by Karl Moritz Schumann .

The following subspecies are distinguished:

Cereus hildmannianus subsp. hildmannianus
Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus

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

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 105-106 .

Individual evidence

↑ Braun, PJ (2017): The cacti native to Mato Grosso do Sul. - cact. and. Sukk. 68 (3): 65-70.
↑ Braun, PJ (2017): An annotated list of species of the Cactaceae from Mato Grosso do Sul: Säulenkakteen. - cact. and. Sukk. 68 (7): 191-197.
↑ Flora Brasiliensis. Volume 4, part 2, 1890, pp. 202-203 , plate 41, fig. 1 .
↑ Cereus hildmannianus in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Braun, P., Larocca, J., Machado, M. & Taylor, NP, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Cereus hildmannianus - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Braun, PJ (2017): The cacti native to Mato Grosso do Sul. - cact. and. Sukk. 68 (3): 65-70.

[2] Braun, PJ (2017): An annotated list of species of the Cactaceae from Mato Grosso do Sul: Säulenkakteen. - cact. and. Sukk. 68 (7): 191-197.

[3] Flora Brasiliensis. Volume 4, part 2, 1890, pp. 202-203 , plate 41, fig. 1 .

[4] Cereus hildmannianus in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Braun, P., Larocca, J., Machado, M. & Taylor, NP, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2013.