Pygmaeocereus familiaris
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Pygmaeocereus familiaris is a species of plant in the genus Pygmaeocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Pygmaeocereus familiaris grows richly branched and forms cushions with green shoots up to 2 centimeters long and 1 to 2.2 centimeters in diameter. The 10 to 12 (rarely 9 to 14) ribs are 2 to 3 millimeters high and divided into cusps . The 4 to 10 fine to a little strong, brown to black central spines are 1 to 2 millimeters long. The 15 to 25 white radial spines are 1.5 to 3 millimeters long.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers are up to 8 inches long. They have a slim and long flower tube. Nothing is known about the fruit .
Distribution and systematics
Pygmaeocereus familiaris is common in the Peruvian region of Arequipa in the districts of Chala and Atico . It was first described in 1981 by Friedrich Ritter .
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 556 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Ritter: Cacti in South America. Results of my 20 years of field research . Volume 4 Peru , Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, pp. 1428-1429.