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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Cleistocactus pungens'' grows as a shrub with spreading shoots and reaches heights of 1 to 1.5 meters with diameters of 3 to 4 centimeters. The [[areole]]s are initially brown and later gray. The thorns are initially dark reddish brown and later gray. |
''Cleistocactus pungens'' grows as a shrub with spreading shoots and reaches heights of 1 to 1.5 meters with diameters of 3 to 4 centimeters. There are about 13 wavy ribs. The [[areole]]s on it, which are initially brown and later gray, are close together. The straight, needle-like, stiff, protruding thorns are initially dark reddish brown and later gray. The usually 2 to 5 central spines are 2 to 5 centimeters long, the 8 to 12 marginal spines are 2 to 12 millimeters long. |
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The purple-colored flowers are slightly curved downwards above the pericarpel. They are up to 7.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of 5 millimeters. The fruits |
The horizontally protruding, purple-colored flowers are slightly curved downwards above the pericarpel. They are up to 7.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of 5 millimeters. The spherical, red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters.<ref name="Anderson Eggli 2005 p. 123">{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=123}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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''Cleistocactus pungens'' is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Ayacucho and Apurímac at altitudes of 1500 to 2000 meters. |
''Cleistocactus pungens'' is widespread in the Peruvian regions of [[Department of Ayacucho|Ayacucho]] and [[Department of Apurímac|Apurímac]] at altitudes of 1500 to 2000 meters. |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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[[Category:Cleistocactus|pungens]] |
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[[Category:Cacti of South America]] |
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[[Category:Endemic flora of Peru]] |
[[Category:Endemic flora of Peru]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1964]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cleistocactus |
| Species: | C. pungens
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| Cleistocactus pungens F.Ritter
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Cleistocactus pungens is a species of columnar cactus in the genus Cleistocactus, endemic to Peru.
Description
[edit]Cleistocactus pungens grows as a shrub with spreading shoots and reaches heights of 1 to 1.5 meters with diameters of 3 to 4 centimeters. There are about 13 wavy ribs. The areoles on it, which are initially brown and later gray, are close together. The straight, needle-like, stiff, protruding thorns are initially dark reddish brown and later gray. The usually 2 to 5 central spines are 2 to 5 centimeters long, the 8 to 12 marginal spines are 2 to 12 millimeters long.
The horizontally protruding, purple-colored flowers are slightly curved downwards above the pericarpel. They are up to 7.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of 5 millimeters. The spherical, red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Cleistocactus pungens is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Ayacucho and Apurímac at altitudes of 1500 to 2000 meters.
Taxonomy
[edit]The first description was made in 1964 by Friedrich Ritter.[2] The specific epithet pungens comes from Latin, means 'stinging' and refers to the thorns of the species.
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 123. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Ritter, F. (1964). "Diagnosen von neuen Kakteen". Taxon. 13 (3). Wiley: 114–118. doi:10.2307/1216628. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1216628.
External links
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Media related to Cleistocactus pungens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cleistocactus pungens at Wikispecies
