Arthrocereus spinosissimus
| Arthrocereus spinosissimus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Arthrocereus |
| Species: | A. spinosissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthrocereus spinosissimus (Buining & Brederoo) F. Ritter 1979 | |
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Arthrocereus spinosissimus is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae from Brazil.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Arthrocereus spinosissimus grows upright with basally branching shoots. The up to one meter long, green to bright green shoots reach a diameter of 5 to 6 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in). The 16 (or more) ribs are 4 to 5 mm (0.16 to 0.20 in) high. Numerous, thin, yellowish thorns emerge from the closely spaced areoles. There are 6 to 8 central spines that are usually 2 to 2.8 cm (0.79 to 1.10 in), occasionally up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in length, and about 20 radial spines of 0.7 to 0.8 cm (0.28 to 0.31 in) in length. The white flowers are between 6 and 7 cm (2.4 and 2.8 in) long, the fruits between 2.5 and 3 cm (0.98 and 1.18 in). [3]
Distribution
[edit]Arthrocereus spinosissimus is restricted to the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso at altitudes of 800 to 900 meters.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The first description as Eriocereus spinosissimus by Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining and Arnold J. Brederoo was published in 1977 from Buining's estate.[4] The specific epithet spinosissimus is derived from the superlative of the Latin adjective spinosus for 'thorny'. Friedrich Ritter placed the species in the genus Arthrocereus in 1979.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Braun, P.; Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Arthrocereus spinosissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151916A121449556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151916A121449556.en. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Arthrocereus spinosissimus in Tropicos".
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 81. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Eriocereus spinosissimus BUINING et BREDEROO spec.nov". Au Cactus Francophone (in Latin and German). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "ARTHROCEREUS SPINOSISSIMUS (BUIN. & BRED.) RITT. comb. nov". Au Cactus Francophone (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
External links
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