Eulychnia breviflora

Eulychnia breviflora
	Eulychnia breviflora
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Eulychnia
Type :	Eulychnia breviflora
Scientific name
	Eulychnia breviflora
	Phil.

Eulychnia breviflora is a species of plant in the genus Eulychnia from the cactus family(Cactaceae).

description

Eulychnia breviflora grows tree-shaped, is richly branched from the base and reaches heights of growth of 3 to 7 meters. There is a distinct, short trunk. The almost upright shoots are gray or dark green and have a diameter of 8 to 11 centimeters. There are 10 to 17 slightly humped ribs , which are occasionally furrowed between the areoles . The areoles are close together and are covered with plenty of wool and hair. The thorns are initially brownish and gray with age. It is often difficult to distinguish between central and radial spines. The 1 to 2 strong, protruding central spines are 10 to 20 centimeters long. The 10 to 20 spreading radial spines are up to 1.8 centimeters long.

The white or light pink flowers are 5 to 7 inches long. Your pericarpellet and the flower tube are covered with long, brownish wool. There are no stiff bristles. The spherical, fleshy to juicy fruits reach a diameter of 5 to 6 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

The distribution area of Eulychnia breviflora extends close to the coast from the south of the Chilean region of Atacama to the region of Coquimbo . The first description was in 1860 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.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 286 .

Individual evidence

↑ Florula Atacamensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum in Itinere per Desertum Atacamense Observatarum . 1860, p. 24, number 149 , plate 2A
↑ Eulychnia breviflora 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.

Web links

Commons : Eulychnia breviflora - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Florula Atacamensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum in Itinere per Desertum Atacamense Observatarum . 1860, p. 24, number 149 , plate 2A

[2] Eulychnia breviflora 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.