Echinopsis tunariensis
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Echinopsis tunariensis is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet tunariensis refers to the occurrence of the species on Cerro Tunari in Bolivia.
description
Echinopsis tunariensis grows columnar, branches out from the base and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters. The club-shaped to cylindrical, cloudy green shoots have a diameter of up to 12 centimeters. There are 16 to 21 sharp-edged ribs . The oval areoles on them are gray and are up to 1 centimeter apart. From them arise about 17 thorns , which cannot be differentiated into central and peripheral spines. Some of the radiating needle-like thorns point downwards. They are bendable and have a length of 0.5 to 6 centimeters.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers appear near the shoot tips and open at night. They are 15 to 17 centimeters long and have a diameter of 12 to 15 centimeters. The spherical, green fruits have a diameter of 5 centimeters and are up to 4 centimeters long.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Echinopsis tunariensis is widespread in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba in the province of Cercado on Cerro Tunari at altitudes of 3000 to 3800 meters.
The first description as Trichocereus tunariensis by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1959. Heimo Friedrich and Gordon Douglas Rowley placed the species in 1974 in the genus Echinopsis .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 247-248 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 245.
- ↑ Martín Cárdenas: Nouvelles Cactées Boliviennes. VI. Sect. 1 . In: Cactus . Volume 14, number 64, Paris 1959, p. 160.
- ^ Gordon Douglas Rowley: Reunion of the genus Echinopsis . In: IOS Bulletin. Journal of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study . Volume 3, Number 3, 1974, p. 98.
- ↑ Echinopsis tunariensis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
Web links
- Photos of Echinopsis tunariensis