Loxanthocereus faustianus

Loxanthocereus faustianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Loxanthocereus
Species:	L. faustianus
Binomial name
	Loxanthocereus faustianus; (Backeb.) Backeb.
Synonyms
	Borzicactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) G.J.Charles 2012; Borzicactus faustianus Backeb. 1933; Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1998; Cleistocactus acanthurus var. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1996; Echinopsis acanthura subsp. faustiana (Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta 2015;

Loxanthocereus faustianus is a species of Loxanthocereus found in Peru.^[1]

Description

It is a cactus with red-orange flowers, and that grows between 40 centimetres (16 in) and 45 centimetres (18 in) tall. It produces red to brown berries, and medium-sized brown-black seeds.^[2]

Distribution

Plants are found in Lima, Peru in the valleys of Chillón, Rímac and Santa Eulalia at elevations around 1260 meters.

References

^ "Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ Castro-Cepero, Viviana; Ceroni-Stuva, Aldo (2015). "ASPECTOS TAXONÓMICOS Y DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA TRIBU TRICHOCEREEAE EN EL CERRO UMARCATA Y QUEBRADA OROBEL, VALLE DEL RÍO CHILLON, LIMA" (PDF). Ecología Aplicada (in Spanish). 14 (1–2): 80 (6 in pdf). ISSN 1993-9507. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

External links

Media related to Loxanthocereus faustianus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Loxanthocereus faustianus at Wikispecies

[Plants_of_the_World_Online_a085-1] "Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

[Castro-Cepero_Ceroni-Stuva_2015_p.-2] Castro-Cepero, Viviana; Ceroni-Stuva, Aldo (2015). "ASPECTOS TAXONÓMICOS Y DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA TRIBU TRICHOCEREEAE EN EL CERRO UMARCATA Y QUEBRADA OROBEL, VALLE DEL RÍO CHILLON, LIMA" (PDF). Ecología Aplicada (in Spanish). 14 (1–2): 80 (6 in pdf). ISSN 1993-9507. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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