| Oroya peruviana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Oroya |
| Species: | O. peruviana |
| Binomial name | |
| Oroya peruviana (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose 1922 | |
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Oroya peruviana is a species of cacti (family Cactaceae), originating from Peru [2]
Oroya peruviana usually grows individually with depressed, spherical to short cylindrical, blue-green shoots that reach heights of 5 to 20 centimeters with diameters of 10 to 14 centimeters. There are 12 to 30 rounded, notched and cusped ribs. The white areoles are greatly elongated. The yellowish to reddish brown to dark brown thorns are difficult to distinguish between central and peripheral thorns. The 1 to 3 central spines are protruding and up to 2 centimeters long. The 15 to 24 marginal spines arranged in a comb shape are up to 1.5 centimeters long.
The flowers often appear densely packed near the shoot tip from young areoles. They are carmine red with a yellowish base and yellowish inside. The flowers are up to 3 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 2.2 centimeters. The short, club-shaped fruits are reddish brown.
Oroya peruviana is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Junín, Cusco and Puno at altitudes of 3000 to 4200 meters.
The first description as Echinocactus peruvianus was published in 1903 by Karl Moritz Schumann. [3] Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed it in the genus Oroya in 1922. [3]
Neoraimondia is a genus of medium to large cacti from Peru. The genus is named after the Italian-born Peruvian explorer, naturalist, and scientist, Antonio Raimondi.
Escontria is a genus of cactus. The only species is Escontria chiotilla, the chiotilla or jiotilla.
Oroya is a genus of cacti, originating from Peru. The genus Oroya is widespread in the Peruvian Andes.
Rauhocereus is a monotypic genus of cacti. Its only species is Rauhocereus riosaniensis, which has nocturnal flowers. It is known from northern Peru.
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus is a species of columnar cacti in the genus Cleistocactus. The name comes from the Greek kleistos meaning closed because the flowers hardly open.
Soehrensia thelegona is a species of cactus in the Soehrensia genus.
Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Peru.
Soehrensia formosa, is a species of Echinopsis found in South America. In north-western Argentina, Bolivia and northern Chile. First published in Cactac.: Handb. Kakteenk. 3: 1678 in 1959.
Soehrensia huascha, is a species of Soehrensia in the Cactaceae family, found in north western Argentina. First published in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 29: 5 in 2013.
Lobivia pentlandii, is a species of Lobivia found in Bolivia and Peru.
Echinopsis strigosa, is a species of Soehrensia in the cactus family. It is native to north western Argentina. It was first published in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 28: 31 in 2012.
Lobivia maximiliana, is a species of Lobivia found in Bolivia and Peru.
Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is a species of Acanthocalycium found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Neoraimondia arequipensis, synonym Neoraimondia macrostibas, is a tree-like cactus native to western Peru. It was first described in 1835 as Cereus arequipensis.
Xiquexique gounellei is a species of plant in the genus Xiquexique of the cactus family. Common names include "Alastrado", "Chique-Chique", "Xique-Xique" and "Xique-Xique das Pedras".
Browningia hertlingiana is a species of Browningia found in Peru.
Loxanthocereus acanthurus is a species of Loxanthocereus found in Peru.
Cleistocactus laniceps is a species of columnar cacti in the genus Cleistocactus.
Pachycereus weberi is a columnar cactus plant native to Mexico.
Oroya borchersii is a species of cacti, originating from Peru
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