Cereus vargasianus

Cereus vargasianus is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.[2]

Cereus vargasianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. vargasianus
Binomial name
Cereus vargasianus
Cárdenas 1951

Description

Cereus vargasianus grows tree-shaped, is often branched and reaches heights of 7 to 8 meters. A short trunk is formed. The cylindrical, glaucous green shoots are divided into segments up to 50 centimeters long. There are four to five squashed, wavy ribs that are up to two inches high. The gray areoles on it are elongated. The nine to ten spread, strong thorns are brownish. They cannot always be differentiated into central and radial spines. The three to four central spines are 7 to 15 millimeters long. The radial spines reach a length of up to 1 centimeter.

The white flowers are 8 to 10 inches long. The up to 8 centimeters long yellow fruits are ellipsoid and contain a white pulp.[3]

Distribution

Cereus vargasianus is distributed in the Cusco region of Peru.

Taxonomy

The first description was published in 1951 by Martín Cárdenas.

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Name - Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 112. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
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