Cleistocactus paraguarensis
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Cleistocactus paraguarensis is a species of plant in the genus Cleistocactus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet paraguarensis refers to the distribution area in Paraguay .
description
Cleistocactus paraguarensis grows shrubby with spread, green shoots with a diameter of 1 to 1.5 centimeters and forms low bushes. There are 10 to 11 notched ribs . The 4 to 5 central spines are reddish brown and up to 2.5 inches long. The 12 to 15 yellow to reddish yellow radial spines are 2 to 6 millimeters long.
The zygomorphic , orange-red flowers are bent into an S-shape and have a crooked mouth. They are up to 2 inches long. Your pericarpel and the tube of flowers are covered with a few scales with white hairs. The fruits are not described.
Distribution and systematics
Cleistocactus paraguarensis is widespread in Paraguay in the Paraguarí department . It was first described in 1979 by Friedrich Ritter . Cleistocactus paraguarensis is closely related to Cleistocactus baumannii .
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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 1, 1979 p. 273.