Eulychnia acida
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Eulychnia acida is a species of plant in the genus Eulychnia from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet acida comes from Latin , means 'sour' and refers to the taste of the fruit.
description
Eulychnia acida usually grows tree-shaped, sometimes also shrubby, is richly branched and reaches heights of 1.5 to 4 meters. Usually there is a clear trunk. The usually upright shoots are gray-green and 6 to 10 centimeters in diameter. There are 10 to 16 low broad ribs . The needle-like thorns are initially maroon and gray with age. The 1 to 2 protruding central spines are 10 to 20 centimeters long. The approximately 12 radial spines are more or less radiating.
The white flowers occasionally have a pale pink central stripe and are 5 to 7 inches long. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with bushes of short hair. The spherical, yellowish-green fruits reach a diameter of 5 to 6 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
The distribution area of Eulychnia acida extends from the Chilean region of Atacama to the region of Coquimbo .
The first description was in 1864 by Rudolph Amandus Philippi .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
use
The dry wooden bodies of dead shoots are used to make rainwood .
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 285-286 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 1.
- ↑ Linnaea . Volume 33, Berlin 1864, p. 80 ( online ).
- ↑ Eulychnia acida in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Faundez, L., Guerrero, P., Saldivia, P. & Walter, HE, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
further reading
- Lilia Masson S., María Angélica Salvatierra G., Paz Robert C., Cristian Encina A., Conrado Camilo M .: Chemical and Nutritional Composition of Copao Fruit (Eulychnia acida Phil.) Under Three Environmental Conditions in the Coquimbo Region . In: Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research . Volume 71, number 4, 2011, pp. 521-529 ( DOI: 10.4067 / S0718-58392011000400004 ).
