Corryocactus erectus
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Corryocactus erectus is a species of plant in the genus Corryocactus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet erectus means 'pointing upwards, erect, upright'.
description
Corryocactus erectus grows semi-recumbent to upright, is only slightly branched and reaches heights of up to 1 meter. The slender, cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. There are five to nine narrow, not very protruding ribs . The eight to 18 light, unequal length spines radiating in all directions have a darker base and cannot be divided into central and radial spines. They are up to 1 inch long.
The light red to vermilion flowers are 2.5 to 4 inches long. The light red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Corryocactus erectus is common in the Peruvian Cusco .
It was first described as Erdisia erecta in 1942 by Curt Backeberg . Friedrich Ritter placed the species in the genus Corryocactus in 1981 .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Vulnerable (VU) ", d. H. listed as endangered.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 145-146 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prickly Wilderness . 1942, p. 203.
- ↑ Cacti in South America: Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4, 1981, pp. 1281-1282.
- ^ Corryocactus erectus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C., Roque, J. & Cáceres, F., 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
