Cereus lanosus

Cereus lanosus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Central, Cordillera, Concepción, and Paraguarí departments of Paraguay.[2] The plant is found growing in rocky hills at elevations of 250 and 300 meters.

Cereus lanosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. lanosus
Binomial name
Cereus lanosus
(F. Ritter) P.J. Braun 1988

Description

Cereus lanosus grows as a shrub with richly branched, semi-decumbent shoots and can reach heights of growth of up to 1.5 meters. The long, cylindrical, blue-green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters. There are five to seven ribs that are up to 2.5 centimeters high. The circular areoles on it are covered with long white wool. The resulting 10 to 14 straight, needle-like thorns are orange and have a reddish base. They 4 to 10 millimeters long. It has white flowers and reproduces by seeds or cuttings.

Distribution

Cereus lanosus is distributed in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay in the Cordillera Department.

Taxonomy

The first description as Piptanthocereus lanosus was published in 1979 by Friedrich Ritter. Pierre Josef Braun placed the species in the genus Cereus in 1988.

The species is classified as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Name - Cereus lanosus Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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