Stenocereus fimbriatus

Stenocereus fimbriatus
	Stenocereus fimbriatus
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Pachycereeae
Genre :	Stenocereus
Type :	Stenocereus fimbriatus
Scientific name
	Stenocereus fimbriatus
	( Lam. ) Lour dough

Stenocereus fimbriatus is a species of plant in the genus Stenocereus in the cactus family(Cactaceae).

description

Stenocereus fimbriatus grows tree-like with numerous candelabra-like branching shoots and reaches heights of 8 to 12 meters. A distinct trunk is formed. The upright to slightly spreading shoots have a diameter of up to 30 centimeters. There are nine to twelve sharply separated ribs that are up to 1.5 centimeters high. The mostly three gray central spines have a darker tip and are up to 4 centimeters long. One of them is longer than the rest. Most of the ten radial spines are grayish.

The flowers open at night and are 7 to 9 inches long. They are greenish to slightly purple on the outside and white on the inside. The spherical, red fruits reach a diameter of up to 5 centimeters. They are studded with thorns that fall off when ripe. The pulp is red.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Stenocereus fimbriatus is common in Jamaica , Cuba , Haiti , the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico . It was first described as Cactus fimbriatus in 1785 by Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck . Alicia Lourteig placed the species in the genus Stenocereus in 1991 .

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. 601 .

Individual evidence

^ Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique . Volume 1, Number 2, Paris 1785, p. 539, (online) .
↑ Bradea. Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum . Volume 5, Number 44, Rio de Janeiro 1991, p. 408.
↑ Stenocereus fimbriatus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Gann, GD & Taylor, NP, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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[1] Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique . Volume 1, Number 2, Paris 1785, p. 539, (online) .

[2] Bradea. Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum . Volume 5, Number 44, Rio de Janeiro 1991, p. 408.

[3] Stenocereus fimbriatus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Gann, GD & Taylor, NP, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2014.