Weberbauerocereus winterianus
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Weberbauerocereus winterianus is a species of Weberbauerocereus in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors the nursery owner Hildegard Winter, the sister of Friedrich Ritter .
description
Weberbauerocereus winterianus grows tree-shaped and reaches a height of 4 to 6 meters. The trunk, which is around 2 meters long, branches out into parallel ascending shoots with a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. The 20 to 30 blunt ribs are up to 5 millimeters high and tuberous. The dark areoles on it are up to 4 millimeters long. Dark golden yellow thorns spring from them . The 12 to 15 needle-shaped central spines are strong and up to 1.5 centimeters long. The 20 to 30 fine radial spines lie close to the shoots. They are 5 to 15 millimeters long. In the flowering area, the shoots are covered with fine, light yellow to golden yellow, bristle-like thorns that are up to 7 centimeters long.
The flowers open at night and are up to 7.5 inches long. Their brown-red to green flower tube is covered with blackish brown wool. The bracts are white or slightly pink. The barrel-shaped fruits are green to reddish and reach a diameter of up to 4 centimeters. They are covered with thick dark wool.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Weberbauerocereus winterianus is common in the Peruvian regions of Cajamarca and Ancash . It was first described in 1962 by Friedrich Ritter . A synonym is Haageocereus winterianus (F.Ritter) PVHeath .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 641 .
- Friedrich Ritter : Cacti in South America - results of my 20 years of field research . tape 4 Peru. Friedrich-Ritter-Selbstverlag, Spangenberg 1981, p. 1347 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 258.
- ↑ Cacti and other succulents . Volume 13, Number 3, 1962, p. 54.
- ↑ Weberbauerocereus winterianus in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Cáceres, F., 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.