Weberbauerocereus winterianus

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Weberbauerocereus winterianus
Weberbauerocereus winterianus, Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 14.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Weberbauerocereus
Species:
W. winterianus
Binomial name
Weberbauerocereus winterianus
F.Ritter
Synonyms
  • Echinopsis winteriana(F.Ritter) Molinari & Mayta 2015
  • Haageocereus winterianus(F.Ritter) P.V.Heath 1995
  • Echinopsis johnsonii(F.Ritter) Molinari & Mayta 2015
  • Haageocereus johnsonii(F.Ritter) P.V.Heath 1995
  • Haageocereus winterianus var. australis(F.Ritter) P.V.Heath 1995
  • Weberbauerocereus johnsoniiF.Ritter 1962 [2]
  • Weberbauerocereus winterianus var. australisF.Ritter 1962
Weberbauerocereus johnsonii Weberbauerocereus johnsonii Haage.jpg
Weberbauerocereus johnsonii

Weberbauerocereus winterianus is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Peru.

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Description

Weberbauerocereus winterianus grows tree-shaped and reaches a height of 4 to 6 meters. The trunk branches grow approximately 2 meter long into parallel shoots with a diameter of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in). The branches have 20 to 30 blunt ribs are up to 5 mm (0.20 in) high with dark areoles on it that are up to 4 mm (0.16 in) long. Areoles have dark, golden-yellow spines emerge from them. The 12 to 15 needle-shaped central spines are strong, growing up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long and the 20 to 30 fine marginal spines lie close to the shoots growing 5 to 15 mm (0.20 to 0.59 in) long. In the flowering area, the shoots are covered with fine, light yellow to golden yellow, bristle-like spines that are up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long.

The flowers open at night and are up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. Its brown-red to green flower tube is covered with blackish-brown wool. The flower bracts are white or slightly pink. The barrel-shaped fruits are green to reddish and reach a diameter of up to 4 cm (1.6 in). They are covered with dense dark wool. [3]

Distribution

Weberbauerocereus winterianus is distributed in the Peruvian regions of Cajamarca and Ancash.

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1962 by Friedrich Ritter. [4] The specific epithet winterianus honors the nursery owner Hildegard Winter (1893–1975), Friedrich Ritter's sister. Nomenclature synonym are Haageocereus winterianus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath (1995) and Echinopsis winteriana (F.Ritter) Molinari & Mayta (2015).

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Weberbauerocereus johnsonii in Tropicos".
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 641. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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