Cereus validus

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

Cereus validus is a species of plant in the genus Cereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet validus comes from Latin , means 'strong' and refers to the general appearance of the species.

description

Cereus validus grows shrubby, is only slightly branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 2 meters and more. The cylindrical glauken drives are initially blue-green and light green later. They have a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. There are four to eight blunt, compressed ribs . The gray areoles on it are small. The mostly single central spine , occasionally two or three are formed, is strong, yellowish brown and up to 16 centimeters long. The five strong, yellowish to gray radial spines reach a length of up to 2 centimeters.

The flowers are white to reddish. The red fruits contain a red pulp .

Distribution and systematics

Cereus validus is distributed in the Bolivian departments of Chuquisaca , Santa Cruz and Tarija and in Argentina from the provinces of Formosa and Chaco to the south of the province of Cordoba in the lowlands and the Chaco vegetation at altitudes of 500 to 2000 meters.

The first description by Adrian Hardy Haworth was published in 1831. Synonyms are Piptanthocereus validus (Haw.) Riccob. (1909, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4), Cereus forbesii Otto ex CFFörst. (1846) and Piptanthocereus forbesii (Otto ex CFörst.) Riccob. (1909, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4).

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 111-112 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 249.
^ Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science . Volume 10, London 1831, pp. 420-421 (on- line ).

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 249.

[2] Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science . Volume 10, London 1831, pp. 420-421 (on- line ).