Echinocereus ortegae

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Echinocereus ortegae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. ortegae
Binomial name
Echinocereus ortegae
Rose 1929
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Echinocereus ortegae is a species of cactus native to Mexico. [2]

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Description

Echinocereus ortegae forms dense clusters up to 30 cm in diameter, composed of numerous dark green, cylindrical stems. These mostly upright stems are 10 to 40 cm long and 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, with ten to sixteen tuberculate ribs. The whitish to brownish spines are needle-like or bristle-like. The three to six central spines are 0.9 to 2.2 cm long, and the ten to sixteen radial spines are up to 8 mm long. The bright scarlet flowers are tubular to funnel-shaped and slightly zygomorphic. They appear on the sides of the stems, measuring 6.5 to 10 cm long and 4.5 to 10 cm in diameter. The egg-shaped fruits are green with white flesh and lose their spines. [3]

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies: [2]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Echinocereus ortegae subsp. koehresianus(G.Frank) W.Rischer & G.FrankMexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango)
Echinocereus ortegae subsp. ortegaeNW. Mexico

Distribution

Echinocereus ortegae is native to the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Durango. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Jesús González Ortega in 1929, with its name honoring the Mexican botanist.

References

  1. ↑ León de la Luz, J.L.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Hernández, H.M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus ortegae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152420A121474161. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152420A121474161.en .
  2. 1 2 "Echinocereus ortegae Rose 1929". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 200–201. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
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