Echinopsis clavata

Echinopsis clavata, is a species of Echinopsis found in Bolivia .[1]

Echinopsis clavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. clavata
Binomial name
Echinopsis clavata
(F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt 1997
Synonyms
  • Trichocereus clavatus F.Ritter 1980

Description

Echinopsis clavatus grows shrubby, branches from the base and is more or less prostrate and creeping. The club-shaped, dark green shoots are 1 to 2 meters long and have a diameter of 7 to 15 centimeters. There are seven to ten blunt ribs that are notched. The round areoles on them are densely covered with orange-brown wool and are 1.5 to 2.2 centimeters apart. Dark brown, needle-like, mostly straight thorns emerge from them. The usually single, very strong central spine is 2 to 9 centimeters long. The four to eight slightly spread out marginal spines are 0.5 to 3 centimeters long.

The funnel-shaped, white flowers reach a length of up to 18 centimeters.[2]

Distribution

Echinopsis clavatus is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz at altitudes of 2500 to 3000 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description by Friedrich Ritter was published in 1980 as Trichocereus clavatus.[3] The specific epithet clavatus comes from Latin, means 'club-shaped' and refers to the shape of the shoots.

References
  1. "Echinopsis clavata". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 225–226. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  3. "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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