Matucana borchersii

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Matucana borchersii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Matucana
Species:
M. borchersii
Binomial name
Matucana borchersii
(Boed.) G.J.Charles
Synonyms
  • Echinocactus borchersiiBoed. 1933
  • Oroya borchersii(Boed.) Backeb. 1958
  • Oroya borchersii var. fuscataRauh & Backeb. 1956 publ. 1957
  • Oroya borchersii f. fuscata(Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz 1963

Matucana borchersii is a species of cacti (family Cactaceae), originating from Peru [2]

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Description

Matucana borchersii grows individually or forms groups with shoots that reach heights of 12 to 32 cm (4.7 to 12.6 in) with diameters of 15 to 22 cm (5.9 to 8.7 in). There are 12 to 30 ribs. The brown areoles are elongated. The yellowish to reddish brown, 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 in) long spines are difficult to distinguish between central and peripheral spines. There are 1 to 3 central spines and 25 to 30 thin, needle-like to bristle-like, comb-shaped radial spines.

The yellow to greenish yellow flowers are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long and reach a diameter of 1.5 cm (0.59 in). The club-shaped fruits are yellow-green and up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. [3]

Distribution

Matucana borchersii is widespread in the Ancash region of Peru in the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra at altitudes of 3900 to 4300 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as Echinocactus borchersii was published in 1933 by Friedrich Bödeker. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Oroya in 1958. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Oroya borchersii (Boed.) Backeb. — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 485–486. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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