Matucana ritteri

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Matucana ritteri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Matucana
Species:
M. ritteri
Binomial name
Matucana ritteri
Buining 1959

Matucana ritteri is a species of Matucana found in Peru.

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Description

Matucana ritteri usually grows individually with flattened spherical, glossy dark green shoots and reaches a height of 3 to 5 centimeters with a diameter of 5 to 10 centimeters. There are twelve to 22 blunt ribs present. The straight to slightly curved brownish-black spines turn gray with age. The one to five central spines are 2 to 4 centimeters, the seven to 14 radial spines 1 to 3 centimeters long.

The crooked, crimson flowers are 7 to 9 centimeters long and have a diameter of 4.5 to 5 centimeters. The bright red and green, scaly fruits reach a diameter of 1 to 1.5 centimeters. [2]

Distribution

Matucana ritteri is common in the Peruvian La Libertad near Otuzco at altitudes of 2500 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description was in 1959 by Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining. [3] The specific epithet ritteri honors the German cacti specialist Friedrich Ritter. Nomenclature synonyms are Submatucana ritteri (Buining) Backeb. (1962) and Borzicactus ritteri (Buining) Donald (1971).

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 421. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  3. ↑ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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