Haageocereus australis
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Haageocereus australis is a species of plant in the genus Haageocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet australis means 'south'.
description
Haageocereus australis grows prostrate with dark-green to gray-green shoots that reach a length of up to 1 meter with a diameter of 2 to 6 centimeters. There are twelve to 22 low ribs . The one or two central spines are thickened at their base. They are darker than the radial spines and up to 4.5 inches long. The 15 to 30 needle-like to bristle-like radial spines have a length of up to 8 millimeters.
The white, fragrant flowers reach a diameter of 3.5 centimeters and a length of 7 to 10 centimeters. The spherical, initially pink fruits turn red later. They have a diameter of up to 4 centimeters.
Distribution and systematics
Haageocereus australis is distributed in Peru in the Arequipa and Moquegua regions and in Chile in the Tarapacá region near the coast.
It was first described in 1936 by Curt Backeberg . A nomenclature synonym is Binghamia australis (Backeb.) Werderm. (incorrect name, ICBN article 11.4).
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 332 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yearbook of the German Cactus Society . Volume 1, 1936, p. 104.
