Chamaecereus silvestrii

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Chamaecereus silvestrii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Chamaecereus
Species:
C. silvestrii
Binomial name
Chamaecereus silvestrii
(Speg.) Britton & Rose [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Cereus silvestriiSpeg.
  • Echinopsis chamaecereusH.Friedrich & Glaetzle
  • Lobivia silvestrii(Speg.) G.D.Rowley

Chamaecereus silvestrii is a species of cactus from northwestern Argentina and Bolivia. Synonyms include Echinopsis chamaecereus and Lobivia silvestrii. [1] It has been called the peanut cactus. [2] This plant should not be confused with Echinopsis silvestrii, a synonym of Echinopsis albispinosa , a species with a very different appearance.

Chamaecereus silvestrii has long stems about 1 cm (0.4 in) across. Orange flowers up to 4 cm (1.6 in) wide appear in late spring. In cultivation, Ch. silvestrii is hardy to temperatures as low as −7 °C (19 °F) if kept dry. [2]

Ch. silvestrii was first collected and described in 1896 as Cereus silvestrii by Italian-Argentinian botanist Carlo Luigi Spegazzini in the mountains between the provinces of Tucuman and Salta, Argentina. [3] However, subsequent expeditions to the area failed to find the species Spegazzini had collected and it is unknown whether the species has gone extinct since the initial collection. [4]

This plant is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chamaecereus silvestrii (Speg.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Miles (1999), Cacti and Succulents : Illustrated Encyclopedia, Oxford: Sebastian Kelly, ISBN   978-1-84081-253-4 , p. 67
  3. Spegazzini, Carlo (1905). Cactacearum Plantensium Tentamen. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Juan A. Alsina. p. 51.
  4. Lambert, Jacques G. (1992). Cactus d'Argentine. Concordia-Roeselare. p. 32.
  5. "Echinopsis chamaecereus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 June 2020.