Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis

Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Peru.[2]

Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Weberbauerocereus
Species:
W. cuzcoensis
Binomial name
Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis
Kníže 1968

Description

Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis grows like a tree with richly branched, sprawling, grey-green shoots with a diameter of 4 to 7 centimeters and reaches heights of 3 to 4 meters. The 10 to 14 ribs are 6 to 11 millimeters high and extremely blunt. The areoles on it are oval to circular and covered with white wool. Strong, yellow to brownish thorns emerge from them. The three to eight, hardly stinging central spines are 1 to 4 centimeters, the 10 to 14 radial spines 3 to 10 millimeters long. The lowest radial spines are the longest.

The somewhat radially symmetrical, unpleasantly scented flowers open at night. They are 10 to 12 centimeters long. Its light green flower tube is covered with brownish hairs. The bracts are white at their base and turn pale pink towards the tip. The fruits are dark green, 4 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 3 centimeters.[3]

Distribution

Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis is distributed in the Peruvian regions of Apurímac and Ayacucho at altitudes of 1500 to 2100 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description was in 1969 by Karel Kníže. The specific epithet cuzcoensis refers to the occurrence of the species near Cuzco. A nomenclature synonym is Haageocereus cuzcoensis (Kníže) P.V.Heath (1995).

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. "Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis in Tropicos".
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 639. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
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