Cereus insularis

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

Cereus insularis is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet refers to the distribution on the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

description

Cereus insularis has a shrubby growth with, as a rule, spreading , deep green shoots 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter and is richly branched. There are six to eight straight ribs . The gray areoles on it are close together. The resulting 12 to 15 unequal, slender, needle-like thorns are brownish yellow to greyish brown and up to 1.2 (rarely up to 3) centimeters long.

The white flowers are 12 to 15 inches long. The ovoid to egg-shaped, shiny fruits are green to reddish in color.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Cereus insularis is widespread in coastal areas of the islands of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago belonging to Brazil . The first description was published in 1884 by William Botting Hemsley .

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. 106 .

Individual evidence

^ Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of HMS Challenger during the years 1873–1876: under the command of Captain George S. Nares and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson; Botany . Volume II, London 1884, p. 16 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 303 kB). @1@ 2

^ Cereus insularis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Braun, P., Machado, M. & Taylor, NP, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

Web links

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[1] Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of HMS Challenger during the years 1873–1876: under the command of Captain George S. Nares and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson; Botany . Volume II, London 1884, p. 16 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 303 kB). @1@ 2

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