Austrocylindropuntia Backeberg (1934)
southern cylinder-Opuntia
(latin auster = south, latin cylindrus = cylinder)
and after the genus Opuntia, because of the cylindrical shoots and the presence in south America
circular columns, different lengths, slightly branching
ribs numerous, sometimes dissolved in cusp
areoles with spines, leaves (leaf rudiments) and sometimes with hair
spines short or absent
flowers not at the ends, red, pink, yellow or white |
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Distribution |
south Brazil, Paraguay, east Argentinia, Bolivia
steppes and mountains |
Growth period |
sunny and breezy location
possible to stay temporarily in the open
less sensitive to moisture |
Winter period |
dry and airy at 8–12°C (46 to 53°F) |
Substrat |
mineral with the addition of much clay |
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| Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpfordt) Backeberg (1942) |
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Habitat |
Peru
Cajamaraca, Ancash, Lima, Cuzco, Puna
in the Andes at altitudes above 3000 m (9843 ft) native, but today even in
Argentinia and Bolivia spread |
Description |
bulky shrub, up to 4 m (13 ft) tall, trunk 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) Ø
shoots sideways, flat, dark subscribed humps
leaves up to about 12 cm (4.7 in) long, semi-cylindrical, over a year at the plant
1–2 or more spines, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, light yellow
flowers about 7 cm (2.8 in) long; ovary depressed, perianth short, reddish to red
fruits up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, green, proliferate
seeds up to 1,2 cm (0.5 in) large
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Synonyms |
Pereskia subulata Muehlenpfordt (1845)
Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpfordt) Engelmann (1883)
Cylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpfordt) F. M. Knuth (1930)
Maihueniopsis subulata (Muehlenpfordt) R. Kiesling (1998)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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