Hylocereus escuintlensis
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Hylocereus escuintlensis is a species of plant in the genus Hylocereus fromthe cactus family (Cactaceae). The epithet of the species refers to the place where it was found, the Escuintla Departmentin Guatemala .
description
Hylocereus escuintlensis grows climbing or spreading with branched and interwoven shoots of up to 5 (or more) meters. The triangular shoots have concave sides and are somewhat segmented. The individual segments are 10 to 30 centimeters long and 3 to 4 centimeters in diameter. The back of the ribs is sharp-edged and has only a few lobes. The 1 to 2 brown, awl, stinging thorns are hidden at the base. They are 1 to 1.5 millimeters long.
The 28 to 31 centimeters long flowers appear near the shoot tips. They are greenish yellow on the outside with a reddish tinge and creamy white on the inside. Your flower tube is strongly curved upwards. The elongated, somewhat purple-red fruits are up to 9 centimeters long.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Hylocereus escuintlensis is distributed in Guatemala and possibly in southern Mexico at altitudes of 150 to 200 meters. The first description was published in 1984 by Myron William Kimnach (* 1922).
In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Critically Endangered (CR) ", d. H. listed as critically endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 344 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 56, p. 177, Los Angeles 1984
- ↑ Hylocereus escuintlensis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Véliz, M. & Arias, S., 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2014.