Lasiocereus fulvus
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Lasiocereus fulvus is a species of plant in the genus Lasiocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Lasiocereus fulvus grows shrubby to a little spread out and reaches heights of 1.5 to 3 meters. The shoots have a diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters. The 10 to 14 blunt, somewhat wavy ribs are 5 to 7 millimeters high and hardly notched. The circular areoles are covered with orange felt. Flowering areoles are very large and have long white wool. The brownish red to reddish gray thorns have a yellowish tip. The awl central spines are 2 to 5 inches long. The 8 to 12 needle radial spines have lengths between 5 and 10 millimeters.
The flowers are up to 6 inches long. The green fruits have a diameter of 4 to 5 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Lasiocereus fulvus is distributed in northern Peru on the Amazon in the Balsas district at altitudes of 800 to 1700 meters. It was first described in 1981 by Friedrich Ritter .
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 . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 349 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Ritter: Cacti in South America. Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4 Peru , Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, p. 1479
- ↑ Lasiocereus fulvus in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Roque, J. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.