Matucana aureiflora
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Matucana aureiflora is a species of plant in the genus Matucana from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet aureiflora means '(Latin aureiflorus) golden yellow-flowered'.
description
Matucana aureiflora usually grows individually with flattened, spherical, glossy dark green shoots up to 13 centimeters in diameter. There are eleven to 27 blunt ribs made up of flat cusps. The firm, curved yellow to brownish yellow thorns are darker at their base. The up to four central spines, which can also be missing, are 1.2 to 2.5 centimeters long. The eight to 14 comb-shaped radial spines reach a length of 0.7 to 1.8 centimeters.
The broad, funnel-shaped, radial flowers are golden yellow. They are 3 to 4.5 inches long and up to 4 inches in diameter. The length of the egg-shaped, somewhat purple-colored fruits is 1.4 centimeters. Their diameter is up to 1 centimeter.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Matucana aureiflora is common in the Peruvian region of Cajamarca at altitudes of 2800 to 2900 meters.
It was first described in 1965 by Friedrich Ritter . Synonyms are Submatucana aureiflorus (F.Ritter) Backeb. (1966) and Borzicactus aureiflorus (F.Ritter) Donald (1971).
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. 417-418 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cacti and other succulents . Volume 16, Number 12, 1965, pp. 229-230.
- ↑ Matucana aureiflora in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Roque, J. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
