Loxanthocereus faustianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Loxanthocereus
Species:
L. faustianus
Binomial name
Loxanthocereus faustianus
(Backeb.) Backeb.
Synonyms
  • Borzicactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) G.J.Charles 2012
  • Borzicactus faustianus Backeb. 1933
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus subsp. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1998
  • Cleistocactus acanthurus var. faustianus (Backeb.) Ostolaza 1996
  • Echinopsis acanthura subsp. faustiana (Backeb.) Molinari & Mayta 2015

Loxanthocereus faustianus is a species of Loxanthocereus found in Peru.[1]

Description

Loxanthocereus faustianus grows shrubby branched from the base, forming groups of 3 to 5 terete stems, up to 40 to 45 cm centimeters long shoots that have a diameter of 30 cm long and 4 to 5 cm in diameter. The stems are covered by round grey areolas, 0.1 cm in diameter thickness and 0.3 cm in diameter with 20 to 25 yellowish to grey spines that are 1.5 to 2 cm long length. Flowers are red-orange 6.5 and 8 cm long, developing on the areoles, along the stem,

The straight or slightly curved, crooked, scarlet flowers are 4 to 9.5 inches long and 2-5 cm in diameter. The spherical fruits reach a diameter of 2 to 2.5 centimeters.[2]

Distribution

Plants are found in Lima, Peru in the valleys of Chillón, Rímac and Santa Eulalia at elevations around 1260 meters.

References

  1. ↑ "Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ↑ Castro-Cepero, Viviana; Ceroni-Stuva, Aldo (2015). "ASPECTOS TAXONÓMICOS Y DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA TRIBU TRICHOCEREEAE EN EL CERRO UMARCATA Y QUEBRADA OROBEL, VALLE DEL RÍO CHILLON, LIMA" (PDF). Ecología Aplicada (in Spanish). 14 (1–2). ISSN 1993-9507. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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