Cereus lamprospermus
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Cereus lamprospermus is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet lamprospermus means 'with shiny seeds'.
description
Cereus lamprospermus grows tree-like with richly branched, upright shoots and reaches heights of 6 to 15 meters. A conspicuous trunk is formed. The cylindrical, gray-green, segmented shoots have a diameter of 10 to 12 centimeters. There are four to seven thick, blunt ribs that are 3 to 7 inches high. The gray, widely spaced areoles on it are almost circular. The resulting 5 to 8 straight thorns are yellowish brown and 1 to 6 centimeters long. Young plants are almost thornless.
The white flowers are 15 to 25 inches long. The 8 to 12 centimeters long fruits are colored orange-brown. They contain a white pulp .
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Cereus lamprospermus is common in Paraguay and Bolivia . The first description was published in 1899 by Karl Moritz Schumann .
The following subspecies are distinguished:
- Cereus lamprospermus subsp. lamprospermus
- Cereus lamprospermus subsp. colosseus
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.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 108-109 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monthly for cactus science . Volume 9, 1899, p. 166.
- ↑ Cereus lamprospermus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Pin, A. & Oakley, L., 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2013.