Matucana tuberculata

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Matucana tuberculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Matucana
Species:
M. tuberculata
Binomial name
Matucana tuberculata
(Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen 1978
Synonyms
  • Borzicactus tuberculatusDonald 1979
  • Matucana tuberculosaF.Ritter 1981

Matucana tuberculata is a species of Matucana found in Peru. [2]

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Description

Matucana tuberculata grows with globular to ovate, bright green shoots that usually branch out from the base or above and reaches heights of growth of up to 10 centimeters with a diameter of 4 to 7 centimeters. There are 14 to 18 broad straight or slightly twisted ribs articulated in conical protuberances. The straight spines are white to yellow. The one to four central spines have a darker tip and are 1 to 2 inches long. The eight to twelve radial spines reach a length of 0.5 to 1 centimeter.

The straight to curved, orange-red flowers are 5 to 5.5 inches long and have a diameter of 3.5 to 4 inches. Their bracts are edged with purple. The spherical, reddish-brown or green fruits reach a diameter of up to 6 millimeters. [3]

Distribution

Matucana tuberculata is distributed in the Peruvian region of La Libertad in the valley of the Río Marañón at altitudes of 1800 to 2400 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as Borzicactus tuberculatus was in 1979 by John Donald Donald. [4] Rob Bregman and his co-authors placed the species in the genus Matucana in 1987

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 421. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Cactus and Succulent Journal March-April 1979: Vol 51 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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