Polaskia chichipe

Polaskia chichipe
	Polaskia chichipe
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Polaskia
Type :	Polaskia chichipe
Scientific name
	Polaskia chichipe
	( Rol.-Goss. ) Backeb.

Polaskia chichipe is a species of plant in the genus Polaskia from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Spanish common names are "Chichibe", "Chichipe", "Chichitun" and "Chichituna".

description

Polaskia chichipe grows tree-shaped, branches near the shoot tips and forms conspicuous crowns. It reaches heights of growth of up to 4 meters and sometimes forms a distinct trunk. The green, slightly curved shoots are less than 1 meter long and up to 7 centimeters in diameter. There are 9 to 12 sharp-edged ribs that are slightly arched on the back and are up to 2 centimeters high. The areoles are 1 to 1.5 centimeters apart. The thorns are gray and have a darker tip. The single central spine is up to 1.5 centimeters long, the 6 to 8 radial spines 0.3 to 1.5 centimeters long.

The yellowish green to creamy white flowers open at night. They are up to 4 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. Your pericarpel is bald. The spherical fruits are deep reddish purple and have a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Polaskia chichipe is common in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla . The first description as Cereus chichipe was published in 1905 by Robert Roland-Gosselin . Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Polaskia in 1949 .

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. 485-486 .

Individual evidence

↑ Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle . Volume 11, Paris 1905, pp. 507-508 (online) .
↑ Sheets for cactus science . Number 1, 1949, p. 4.
↑ Polaskia chichipe in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Arias, S. & Zavala-Hurtado, A., 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle . Volume 11, Paris 1905, pp. 507-508 (online) .

[2] Sheets for cactus science . Number 1, 1949, p. 4.

[3] Polaskia chichipe in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Arias, S. & Zavala-Hurtado, A., 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2014.