Cephalocereus scoparius

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Cephalocereus scoparius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cephalocereus
Species:
C. scoparius
Binomial name
Cephalocereus scoparius
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Neobuxbaumia scoparia range.svg
Synonyms
  • Carnegiea scoparia(Poselg.) P.V.Heath 1992
  • Cereus scoparius(Poselg.) A.Berger 1905
  • Neobuxbaumia scoparia(Poselg.) Backeb. 1941
  • Pilocereus scopariusPoselg. 1853
  • Lemaireocereus setispinusE.Y.Dawson 1948
  • Pilocereus sterkmaniiK.Schum. 1897

Cephalocereus scoparius is a species of Cephalocereus from Mexico.

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Description

Cephalocereus scoparius grows tree-shaped and candelabra-like with richly branched, ascending shoots that are 8 to 15 centimeters in diameter. Growth heights of 6 to 12 meters are achieved. The clearly pronounced trunk has a diameter of up to 30 centimeters. The 14 to 30 very variable ribs are slightly bumpy and dented between the areoles. Its cross section is broadly triangular. The one or two central spines are black and turn gray with age. They are flattened, somewhat stiff, straight or slightly curved inward and 1.8 to 2.1 centimeters long. The usually five to nine flexible marginal spines are slightly curved downwards. They are initially dark and become lighter as they age. The marginal spines are 5 to 13 millimeters long. The flowering part of the shoots located at the top of older shoots is covered with numerous flexible bristles 5 to 13 centimeters long.

The bell-shaped flowers appear near the tips of the shoots. They are reddish, 1.8 to 2.1 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 3.1 centimeters. Its pericarpel and flower tube are covered with large tubercles and scales that later fall off. The spherical red fruits are up to 3 centimeters long. [2]

Distribution

Cephalocereus scoparius is distributed in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

Taxonomy

The first description as Pilocereus scoparius was made in 1853 by Heinrich Poselger. [3] The specific epithet scoparius comes from Latin, means 'broom-like' and refers to the species' thorns. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed the species in the genus Cephalocereus in 1909. [4] Further nomenclature synonyms are Cereus scoparius (Poselg.) A.Berger (1905), Neobuxbaumia scoparia (Poselg.) Backeb. (1941) and Carnegiea scoparia (Poselg.) P.V.Heath (1992).

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 440. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  3. ↑ Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1853). "Allgemeine Gartenzeitung". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. ↑ States., United (1908). "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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