Haageocereus versicolor
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Haageocereus versicolor is a species of plant in the genus Haageocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word versicolor for 'colorful' and refers to the differently colored thorns.
description
Haageocereus versicolor grows as a shrub with upright or spreading shoots branching out from the base, forming groups . The shoots reach a length of up to 1.5 meters with a diameter of 8 centimeters. There are 16 to 22 ribs on which there are whitish woolly areoles . The one or two up or down central spines are yellow to brownish and 1 to 4 centimeters long. The 20 to 30 fine, yellowish radial spines are up to 5 millimeters long.
The slender, white flowers reach a length of 8 to 10 centimeters and a diameter of 6 to 7 centimeters. The spherical, yellow fruits have a diameter of up to 3 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Haageocereus versicolor is distributed in Peru in the regions of Piura , Lambayeque and Tumbes at altitudes of up to 1500 meters.
It was first described as Cereus versicolor in 1931 by Erich Werdermann and Curt Backeberg . Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Haageocereus in 1936 . A nomenclature synonym is Binghamia versicolor (Werderm. & Backeb.) J. West (1932, incorrect name, ICBN -Article 11.4).
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . With a foreword by Wilhelm Barthlott and an article by Roger Brown on cactus cultivation and care. Translated from English, supplemented and revised by Urs Eggli. Ulmer , Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 336 (English: The cactus family . Portland 2004. Translated by Urs Eggli ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 251.
- ↑ New cacti. Hunts, species, culture . Trowitzsch & Son, Berlin 1931.
- ^ Curt Backeberg, Frederic Marcus Knuth: Cactus ABC . 1936. p. 209.
- ↑ Haageocereus versicolor in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Roque, J., 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
