| Cereus vargasianus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cereus |
| Species: | C. vargasianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas 1951 | |
Cereus vargasianus is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.
Description
Cereus vargasianus grows tree-shaped, is often branched and reaches heights of 7 to 8 meters. A short trunk is formed. The cylindrical, glaucous green shoots are divided into segments up to 50 centimeters long. There are four to five squashed, wavy ribs that are up to two inches high. The gray areoles on it are elongated. The nine to ten spread, strong thorns are brownish. They cannot always be differentiated into central and radial spines. The three to four central spines are 7 to 15 millimeters long. The radial spines reach a length of up to 1 centimeter.
The white flowers are 8 to 10 inches long. The up to 8 centimeters long yellow fruits are ellipsoid and contain a white pulp.
Distribution
Cereus vargasianus is distributed in the Cusco region of Peru.
Taxonomy
The first description was published in 1951 by Martín Cárdenas.
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- "Name - Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 112. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
External links
Media related to Cereus vargasianus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cereus vargasianus at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cereus vargasianus | |