Cleistocactus palhuayensis
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Cleistocactus palhuayensis is a species of plant in the genus Cleistocactus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet palhuayensis indicates the type location in the valley of the Rio Palhuaya.
description
Cleistocactus palhuayensis grows shrubby with green shoots branching at the base and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters with diameters of 1.5 to 4 centimeters. There are 14 to 19 slightly wavy ribs . The areoles on it are close together. The approximately 10 needle-like, upright central spines are yellowish white to yellow and 0.5 to 2 centimeters long. The approximately 20 slightly protruding, white radial spines are 5 to 7 millimeters long.
The straight, tubular flowers are green to greenish white and 3 to 3.5 inches long. The fruits are light green.
Distribution and systematics
Cleistocactus palhuayensis is common in the Bolivian department of La Paz in the province of Muñecas in the valley of the Río Palhuaya . It was first described in 1980 by Friedrich Ritter and Shahori.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 122 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cacti in South America: Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 2, 1980 pp. 688-689.
