Cereus aethiops

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Cereus aethiops
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. aethiops
Binomial name
Cereus aethiops
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Cereus aethiops var. landbeckii(Phil.) Backeb.
  • Cereus aethiops var. melanacanthus(K.Schum.) Backeb.
  • Cereus azureusJ.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
  • Cereus azureus var. seidelii(Lehm.) Dams
  • Cereus chalibaeusSalm-Dyck
  • Cereus chalybaeusOtto
  • Cereus coerulescens var. landbeckii(Phil.) K.Schum.
  • Cereus coerulescens var. melanacanthusK.Schum.
  • Cereus landbeckiiPhil. ex Regel
  • Cereus melanacanthus(K.Schum.) Schelle
  • Piptanthocereus aethiops(Haw.) F.Ritter
  • Piptanthocereus azureus(J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Riccob.
  • Piptanthocereus chalibaeus(Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

Cereus aethiops is a species of cactus found from Uruguay to Argentina. [3]

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Description

Cereus aethiops grows shrubby, is rarely branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 2 meters. The cylindrical, dark bluish to dark green shoots are upright, occasionally prostrate and have a diameter of 2 to 4 centimeters. There are seven to eight ribs that are divided into humps. The areoles on it are often almost black. The two to four black central spines are up to 2 centimeters long. The nine to twelve radial spines are gray with a darker tip or black. They reach lengths of up to 10 millimeters.

The white to light pink flowers are up to 20 centimeters long. The egg-shaped, red fruits are up to 6 centimeters long.

Distribution

Cereus aethiops is distributed in the foothills of the Andes in northern and central Argentina.

Taxonomy

The first description by Adrian Hardy Haworth was published in 1830. [4] A nomenclatural synonym is Piptanthocereus aethiops (Haw.) F.Ritter (1980).

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the species as Least Concern (LC) [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Cereus aethiops Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  3. 1 2 "Cereus aethiops Haw.". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ↑ The Philosophical Magazine: Or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science. Richard Taylor. 1830. p. 109. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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