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Corryocactus erectus
Species of cactus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corryocactus erectus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.[2]
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Description
Corryocactus erectus grows semi-prostrate to upright, is only slightly branched and reaches heights of up to 1 meter. The slender, cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. There are five to nine narrow, not very prominent ribs. The eight to 18 bright, unequally long thorns that radiate in all directions have a darker base and cannot be differentiated into central and peripheral thorns. They are up to 1 centimeter long.
The light red to vermilion flowers are 2.5 to 4 centimeters long. The bright red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters.[3]
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Distribution
Corryocactus erectus is widespread in Cusco, Peru.
Taxonomy
The first description as Erdisia erecta was made in 1942 by Curt Backeberg.[4] The specific epithet erectus comes from Latin, means 'upright' and refers to the upright shoots. Friedrich Ritter placed the species in the genus Corryocactus in 1981
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