Matucana ostolazae

Matucana ostolazae is a species of Matucana found in Peru.^[1]

Matucana ostolazae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Matucana
Species:	M. ostolazae
Binomial name
Matucana ostolazae (Pino & L.E.Alomía) Pino & L.E.Alomía 2024
Synonyms
Perucactus ostolazae Pino & L.E.Alomía 2022

Distribution

Plants are found growing in on rocky slopes and clay soil near the Ulcumayo River in the Ulcumayo Valley of the Junín province of Peru at elevations between 3050 and 3950 meters. Plants are found growing along Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, and Crassula connata.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first seen and collected in July 2021. Flowers were observed in May 2022 and later described as Perucactus ostolazae after the region it was discovered in and Carlos Ostolaza, a botanist and surgeon in Peru.^[2]