Oreocereus pseudofossulatus

Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is a species of Oreocereus found in Bolivia.[2]

Oreocereus pseudofossulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Oreocereus
Species:
O. pseudofossulatus
Binomial name
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus
D.R.Hunt

Description

Oreocereus pseudofossulatus grows shrubby, branches irregularly in the lower half and reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The light green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. There are 10 to 13 straight and tuberous ribs. The thorns are straw yellow or rarely reddish. The single, conspicuous central spine, 2 to 5 centimeters long, is initially protruding and later directed slightly downwards. The 10 to 14 marginal spines are up to 6 millimeters long.

The tubular, crooked-edged, greenish pink to bluish red flowers appear near the tips of the shoots and are up to 9 centimeters long. The ellipsoidal, greenish yellow to brownish red fruits are fleshy and do not tear.[3]

  • Flower buds
    Flower buds
  • Fruits
    Fruits
  • Plants
    Plants
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    Branch

Distribution

Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz in the Puna vegetation at altitudes of 2900 to 3300 meters.

Taxonomy

The nomenclaturally correct first description was made in 1991 by David Richard Hunt.[4]

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. "Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 484. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. British Cactus and Succulent Society. 9 (9): 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
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