Espostoa huanucoensis
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Espostoa huanucoensis is a species of plant in the genus Espostoa from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet refers to the distribution area near the Peruvian city of Huánuco .
description
Espostoa huanucoensis has a shrubby growth with branched shoots and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters. The spreading, green shoots measure 6 to 10 centimeters in diameter. There are 17 to 25 ribs that are 5 to 7 millimeters high and on which there are yellowish brown felted areoles . The 30 to 40 needle-like thorns are bright golden yellow and 0.5 to 1 centimeter long. The cephalium includes five to eight ribs, is 1 to 2 meters long and consists of white hairs 5 to 7 centimeters long.
The white flowers are 5.5 to 7 inches long. The green or reddish brown fruits are 2 to 3.5 centimeters long.
Distribution and systematics
Espostoa huanucoensis is common in Peru in the Huánuco region.
It was first described in 1981 by Friedrich Ritter . A synonym is Espostoa lanata subsp. huanucoensis (F.Ritter) GJCharles (2002).
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 281 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 111.
- ↑ Cacti in South America: Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4, 1981, pp. 1435-1436.