Echinocereus bristolii

Echinocereus bristolii
	Echinocereus bristolii
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Echinocereus
Type :	Echinocereus bristolii
Scientific name
	Echinocereus bristolii
	WTMarshall

Echinocereus bristolii is a species of plant in the genus Echinocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet bristolii honors the American Barkley Bristol, who discovered the species.

description

Echinocereus bristolii initially grows individually and later forms groups consisting of up to 30 shoots . The light green cylindrical shoots are tapered towards their tips. They are up to 20 centimeters long and have a diameter of 5 centimeters. There are 15 to 19 low and sharp ribs that are slightly humped. The whitish thorns on it have a darker tip. The mostly three central spines have a length of up to 1 centimeter. The lower of them is the longest. The 22 to 24 radial spines lying on the shoots are up to 1 centimeter long.

The funnel-shaped flowers are pink. They appear near the shoot tips, are 3.8 to 8.5 inches long and reach a diameter of 5.5 to 10.5 inches. The almost spherical fruits tear open at their tips.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Echinocereus bristolii is common in the Mexican state of Sonora .

The first description by William Taylor Marshall was published in 1938. A nomenclature synonym is Echinocereus pectinatus var. Bristolii (WTMarshall) WTMarshall (1956).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 193 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 32.
^ William Taylor Marshall: Two new species of Echinocereus . In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 9, Number 10, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1938, pp. 160-161.
^ William Taylor Marshall: Echinocereus pectinatus var. Bristolii . In: Saguaroland Bulletin . Volume 10, 1956, pp. 81-82.
↑ Echinocereus bristolii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Burquez Montijo, A. & Felger, RS, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 32.

[2] William Taylor Marshall: Two new species of Echinocereus . In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 9, Number 10, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1938, pp. 160-161.

[3] William Taylor Marshall: Echinocereus pectinatus var. Bristolii . In: Saguaroland Bulletin . Volume 10, 1956, pp. 81-82.

[4] Echinocereus bristolii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Burquez Montijo, A. & Felger, RS, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.