Opuntia lutea
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Opuntia lutea is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet lutea means '(Latin luteus) (gold) yellow'.
description
Opuntia lutea grows more or less tree-shaped with several large, sideways spread branches and reaches heights of growth of up to 5 meters. A conspicuous short trunk is formed. The light green, slightly glaucous , obovate to elliptical to elongated shoot sections are 10 to 22 centimeters long. The large brown areoles are about 2 centimeters apart. There are several, needle-like to bristle-like, weak, yellow thorns that are up to 4 inches long.
Stamens and styles protrude from the red, up to 5 centimeters long, slightly opening, more or less tubular flowers . The red fruits are edible and up to 4 inches long.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Opuntia lutea is distributed in the Mexican state of Chiapas as well as in Guatemala , Honduras and Nicaragua at altitudes of 150 to 900 meters.
It was first described as Nopalea lutea in 1909 by Joseph Nelson Rose . David Richard Hunt placed the species in 1997 in the genus Opuntia .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is called " Data Deficient (DD) ", i. H. with insufficient data. The future development of the populations is unknown.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 465 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ JN Rose: Nopalea lutea, a new Cactus from Guatemala. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Volume 12, 1909, p. 405, (online) .
- ↑ Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives . Number 4, 1997, p. 6.
- ↑ Nopalea lutea in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Hammel, B., 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2015.