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Samaipaticereus herrerae
Species of cactus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samaipaticereus herrerae is a species of cactus native to Peru formerly considered a geographical variant of Samaipaticereus corroanus.[1]
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Description
Samaipaticereus herrerae is a heavily treelike cactus growing 3-4 meters tall. The pale green stems have 4 to 7 ribs, erect to arched, arcuate, and unsegmented with a diameter of 5-7 cm. 5 to 17 orange to grey spines arise from brownish areoles 2-3 mm in diameter and 1.5 cm apart.
The infundibuliform nocturnal flowers (5 cm long) only arise from subapical areoles. The flowers have white petals. Fruits are ovoid, 3 cm in length, and indistinctly ribbed. Seeds are larger than that of Samaipaticereus corroanus.[2]
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Distribution
This species is found growing in Cusco department of Peru at elevations between 900–1300 meters. Plants are found growing along with Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis, Cereus vargasianus , and Rhipsalis baccifera
Taxonomy
Samaipaticereus herrerae was formerly considered a geographical form of Samaipaticereus corroanus. It was circumscribed due to subtle morphological differences of the two populations. [2] The plant was name after Fortunato Luciano Herrera who discovered the species.
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