Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Myrtillocactus geometrizans
	Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Myrtillocactus
Type :	Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Scientific name
	Myrtillocactus geometrizans
	( Mart. Ex Pfeiff. ) Console

Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a species of plant in the genus Myrtillocactus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Spanish common names are "Garambullo" and "Padre Nuestro".

description

Myrtillocactus geometrizans grows tree-shaped with candelabra-like branched shoots , reaches heights of up to 4 meters and forms a distinct trunk. The blue-green shoots are tapered at the base and have a diameter of up to 10 centimeters. There are 5 to 6 straight, rounded ribs . The single, black, dagger-like central spine , broad at the base, is 1 to 7 centimeters long. The 5 to 9 radial spines are brownish to blackish and 2 to 10 millimeters long.

The greenish white flowers have a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters. The berry-like, dark purple-colored, bare fruits are edible and reach a diameter of 1 to 2 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Myrtillocactus geometrizans is widespread in northern to central Mexico . The first description as Cereus geometrizans was published in 1837 by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer . Michelangelo Console placed them in the genus Myrtillocactus in 1897 .

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 437 .

Individual evidence

↑ Enumeratio Diagnostica Cactearum hucusque Cognitarum . Berlin 1837, p. 90 ( online ).
^ Michelangelo Console: Myrtillocactus, nuovo genere di Cactaceae . In: Bollettino del Reale Orto Botanico di Palermo . Volume 1, Number 1, 1897, pp. 8-10 ( online ).
↑ Myrtillocactus geometrizans in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Sánchez, E., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Hernández, HM, Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Cházaro, M., 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Enumeratio Diagnostica Cactearum hucusque Cognitarum . Berlin 1837, p. 90 ( online ).

[2] Michelangelo Console: Myrtillocactus, nuovo genere di Cactaceae . In: Bollettino del Reale Orto Botanico di Palermo . Volume 1, Number 1, 1897, pp. 8-10 ( online ).

[3] Myrtillocactus geometrizans in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Sánchez, E., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Hernández, HM, Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Cházaro, M., 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2014.