Espostoa mirabilis

Espostoa mirabilis
	Espostoa mirabilis
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Espostoa
Type :	Espostoa mirabilis
Scientific name
	Espostoa mirabilis
	F. Knight

Espostoa mirabilis is a species of plant in the genus Espostoa from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet means 'admirable', 'amazing', 'magical' and refers to the appearance of the species.

description

Espostoa mirabilis grows shrubby to tree-shaped and reaches heights of 2 to 4 meters. The cylindrical, densely thorny shoots measure up to 9 centimeters in diameter and are covered at the tip of the shoot with dense white wool. There are 16 to 25 notched ribs with closely spaced areoles . The usually single, gray central spine , which can also be missing, has a fox-red tip and is 2 to 5 centimeters (rarely up to 7 centimeters) long. Occasionally it is much shorter and resembles the radial spines. The approximately 40 finely needle-like, fox-red radial spines are 4 to 7 millimeters long. The up to 2 meter long cephalium is golden brown to reddish brown.

The white flowers are up to 5.5 inches long. The blood-red fruits , slightly tapering towards their base, have a length of 1.5 to 3 centimeters and a diameter of 1.5 to 2 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Espostoa mirabilis is distributed in Peru in the Amazonas , Cajamarca and La Libertad regions in the valley gorge of the Río Marañón at altitudes of 1000 to 1600 meters.

It was first described in 1964 by Friedrich Ritter .

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. 282 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 155.
↑ Friedrich Ritter: Diagnoses of new cacti . In: Taxon . Volume 13, Number 4, 1964, p. 143, JSTOR: 1217799 .
↑ Espostoa mirabilis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C., Cáceres, F. & Roque, J., 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 155.

[2] Friedrich Ritter: Diagnoses of new cacti . In: Taxon . Volume 13, Number 4, 1964, p. 143, JSTOR: 1217799 .

[3] Espostoa mirabilis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C., Cáceres, F. & Roque, J., 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2014.