Lasiocereus rupicola

Lasiocereus rupicola
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Lasiocereus
Type :	Lasiocereus rupicola
Scientific name
	Lasiocereus rupicola
	F. Knight

Lasiocereus rupicola is a species of plant in the genus Lasiocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet rupicola is derived from the Latin words rupes for 'rocks' or 'cliff' and -cola for 'inhabiting' and refers to the occurrence of the species between rocks.

description

Lasiocereus rupicola grows tree-shaped with widely spread dark green shoots and reaches heights of 3 to 4 meters. The shoots have a diameter of 4.5 to 7 centimeters. The 18 to 21 ribs are 5 to 7 millimeters high, up to 7 millimeters wide and clearly divided into cusps . The areoles are covered with whitish wool. Areoles capable of flowering are large, circular and have orange to golden brown wool. The initially light yellow thorns turn gray later. The approximately 6 central spines, one or two of which are stronger, are 1 to 3 centimeters long. The approximately 20 needle-like, protruding radial spines have lengths between 5 and 10 millimeters.

The flowers are up to 5 inches long. The spherical fruits have a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Lasiocereus rupicola is common in northern Peru in the Cajamarca region near San Marcos at altitudes of 2000 to 2600 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

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , pp. 207-208.
↑ Friedrich Ritter: Cacti in South America. Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4 Peru , Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, p. 1478
↑ Lasiocereus rupicola in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Roque, J., 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , pp. 207-208.

[2] Friedrich Ritter: Cacti in South America. Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4 Peru , Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, p. 1478

[3] Lasiocereus rupicola in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Roque, J., 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.