Pereskiopsis blakeana
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Pereskiopsis blakeana is a species of plant in the genus Pereskiopsis from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Spanish trivial names are "Coconoxtle" and "Joconoxtle".
description
Pereskiopsis blakeana grows shrubby to tree-shaped , mostly branches at the base and reaches heights of 1 to 3 meters. A clear, short trunk is formed. The cylindrical, ascending, bare, green shoots turn brownish with age and have a diameter of 3 to 6 millimeters. The leaf blade of the leaves is pointed at both ends and is 2.8 to 6 centimeters long and 1.5 to 3 centimeters wide. The circular areoles are tomentose and richly covered with yellow to reddish glochids 2 to 4 millimeters long . There are one to three thorns on the shoots , they are more numerous on the trunk. They are black to gray, darker at their base and 2 to 7 inches long.
The yellow flowers reach a diameter of 3.7 to 4.3 centimeters and are 3.8 to 5 centimeters long. Your pericarpel is provided with bracts . The pear-shaped, reddish green to greyish green fruits have a diameter of 0.8 to 2 centimeters and are 3 to 6 millimeters long.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Pereskiopsis blakeana is distributed in the Mexican states of Durango , Sinaloa and Michoacán at altitudes of 50 to 300 meters.
It was first described in 1929 by Jesús González Ortega .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered. The development of the population is seen as decreasing.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 532 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flora Indigena de Sinaloa . S. [28], 1929.
- ↑ Pereskiopsis blakeana in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Arias, S., 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
