Corryocactus chachapoyensis

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Corryocactus chachapoyensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Corryocactus
Species:
C. chachapoyensis
Binomial name
Corryocactus chachapoyensis
Ochoa & Backeb. ex D.R.Hunt, 1999
Synonyms
  • Cereus chachapoyensisOchoa & Backeb. 1959

Corryocactus chachapoyensis is a species of Corryocactus found in Peru. [2]

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Description

Corryocactus chachapoyensis is a profusely branching shrubby cactus with green stems reach 60-80 cm in length and up to 2 cm in diameter. The stems feature 8-13 ribs bearing areoles with yellowish-white spines. A single central spine is longer and thicker than the radial spines. The cactus produces yellow flowers measuring 2-4.5 cm in both length and diameter. [3]

Distribution

Corryocactus chachapoyensis is found in desert or dry scrub biomes of the Peruvian Amazon region at altitudes between 1650 and 2500 meters. [3]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1999 by botanists Carlos Ochoa Nieves, Curt Backeberg, and David Richard Hunt in the journal Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives. The species name refers to its occurrence near the Peruvian city of Chachapoyas. [4]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN (2011-05-04). Corryocactus chachapoyensis: Cáceres, F., Ostalaza, C. & Roque, J.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152041A121455790 (Report). doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-3.rlts.t152041a121455790.en . Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Corryocactus chachapoyensis Ochoa & Backeb. ex D.R.Hunt". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart: Ulmer. p. 145. ISBN   978-3-8001-5964-2.
  4. ↑ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2010-11-30). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, [Germany] ; Heidelberg, [Germany]: Springer. p. 45. ISBN   978-3-642-05597-3.
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