Armatocereus laetus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Armatocereus |
| Species: | A. laetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Armatocereus laetus (Kunth) Backeb. ex A.W. Hill 1991 | |
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Armatocereus laetus is a species of Armatocereus from Peru.[2]
Description
Armatocereus laetus grows columnar tree-like, branched above the ground and reaches growth heights of 4 to 6 meters. A short massive trunk is formed. The gray-green shoots are columnar and erect. Four to eight ribs are present. The six to twelve initially brown spines become whitish or grayish with age.
The white flowers are 7 to 8 centimeters long and up to 5 centimeters in diameter. The green fruits are heavily spined.[3]
Distribution
Armatocereus laetus is distributed in northern Peru and southern Ecuador.
Plant growing in Cullahuasi, Peru
Plant in Guacapungo, Peru
Habitat in Atiquipa, Peru
Taxonomy
The first description as Cactus laetus was in 1923 by Karl Sigismund Kunth.[4] Arthur William Hill placed the species in the genus Armatocereus in 1938. Other nomenclature synonyms include Cereus laetus (Kunth) DC. and Lemaireocereus laetus (Kunth) Britton & Rose (1919).
References
- ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ↑ "Armatocereus laetus in Tropicos".
- ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). pp. 76–77. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ↑ Bonpland, Aimé; Humboldt, Alexander von; Kunth, Karl Sigismund (1815). Nova genera et species plantarum :quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt /descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt; ex schedis autographis Amati Bonplandi in ordinem digessit Carol. Sigismund. Kunth ... Antverpiae: Ex officina Christophori Plantini. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.640.
External links
Media related to Armatocereus laetus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Armatocereus laetus at Wikispecies