Oreocereus pseudofossulatus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Oreocereus |
Species: | O. pseudofossulatus
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Binomial name | |
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt
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Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is a species of Oreocereus found in Bolivia.[2]
Description
[edit]Oreocereus pseudofossulatus grows shrubby, branches irregularly in the lower half and reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The light green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in). There are 10 to 13 straight and tuberous ribs. The spines are straw yellow or rarely reddish. The single, conspicuous central spine, 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) long, is initially protruding and later directed slightly downwards. The 10 to 14 radial spines are up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long.
The tubular, crooked-edged, greenish pink to bluish red flowers appear near the tips of the shoots and are up to 9 cm (3.5 in) long. The ellipsoidal, greenish yellow to brownish red fruits are fleshy and do not tear.[3]
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Distribution
[edit]Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz in the valley of the Rio La Paz at altitudes of 1800 to 3800 meters.
Taxonomy
[edit]The nomenclaturally correct first description was made in 1991 by David Richard Hunt.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 484. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Oreocereus pseudofossulatus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Oreocereus pseudofossulatus at Wikispecies