Leptocereus wrightii
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Leptocereus wrightii is a species of plant in the genus Leptocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Thespecific epithet wrightii honors the American botanist Charles Wright , who explored Texas and Cuba in particular.
description
Leptocereus wrightii grows shrubby with mostly numerous branches and reaches heights of up to 3 meters. Occasionally a trunk with a diameter of up to eight inches is formed. The uppermost drive segments reach a diameter of 4.5 to 6 centimeters. There are four to five ribs . The up to 14 perennial thorns are gray to brownish and 4 to 8 centimeters long.
The pink to whitish yellow flowers often appear in groups. They are 5 to 6.5 inches long and 3.5 inches in diameter. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with reddish thorns. The greenish fruits reach a length of 8 to 10 centimeters and a diameter of up to 7.5 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Leptocereus wrightii is distributed in Cuba between Habana del Este and Cojimar on limestone cliffs on a total area of about 4 km².
The first description was in 1940 by Hermano León .
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. 357-358 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 259.
- ^ Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" . Volume 14, Numbers 1-4, 1940, pp. 136-137.
- ↑ Leptocereus wrightii in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Listed by: Taylor, NP, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014.