Eriosyce crispa

Eriosyce crispa
	Eriosyce crispa
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Eriosyce
Type :	Eriosyce crispa
Scientific name
	Eriosyce crispa
	( F.Ritter ) Katt.

Eriosyce crispa is a species of plant in the genus Eriosyce from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet crispa means '(Latin crispus) kraus, ruffled'.

description

Eriosyce crispa grows with flattened, almost spherical to slightly elongated, blackish gray-green shoots and reaches a diameter of 5 to 10 centimeters. The root is bulbous, the root neck is sometimes separated from the shoot. There are ten to 16 ribs that are notched or depressed. The upwardly curved, black to brown thorns are sometimes twisted and sometimes hair-like. The one to five central spines are 2 to 8 centimeters long, the six to 14 radial spines 1.5 to 5 centimeters long.

The funnel-shaped, white flowers have a red central stripe and appear on young areoles . They are 3.5 to 5 inches long and have the same diameter. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with scales, wool and white bristles. The reddish, somewhat elongated fruits open with a basal pore.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Eriosyce crispa is common in the Atacama region of Chile in coastal areas. It was first described as Pyrrhocactus crispus in 1959 by Friedrich Ritter . Fred Kattermann placed them in the genus Eriosyce in 1994 .

The following subspecies and varieties are distinguished:

Eriosyce crispa subsp. atroviridis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce crispa subsp. crispa
Eriosyce crispa subsp. totoralensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce crispa var. Carrizalensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce crispa var. Huascensis (F.Ritter) Katt.

In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Endangered (EN) ," 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. 257-258 .

Individual evidence

^ Succulenta . 1959, p. 137.
^ Succulent Plant Research . Volume 1, David Hunt, Richmond 1994, p. 118.
↑ Eriosyce crispa in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Faundez, L., Guerrero, P., Saldivia, P. & Walter, HE, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Succulenta . 1959, p. 137.

[2] Succulent Plant Research . Volume 1, David Hunt, Richmond 1994, p. 118.

[3] Eriosyce crispa in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Faundez, L., Guerrero, P., Saldivia, P. & Walter, HE, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2014.