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Myrtillocactus eichlamii

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Species of cactus

Myrtillocactus eichlamii
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Myrtillocactus
Species: M. eichlamii
Binomial name
Myrtillocactus eichlamii
Britton & Rose

Myrtillocactus eichlamii is a species of Myrtillocactus found in Guatemala.

Description

Myrtillocactus eichlamii grows tree-shaped with upright, striking blue-green to deep green, glaucous shoots and forms a distinct trunk. It has 6 blunt ribs with large, gray areoles spaced up to 2 centimeters apart. The central spine can reach up to 7 centimeters long, while the approximately 5 marginal spines are shorter and swollen at their base.

The creamy white flowers are 4 centimeters long and 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters in diameter, with a very short flower tube. The spherical, purple to red fruits are edible and covered with a whitish wax.

Distribution

Myrtillocactus eichlamii is widespread in Guatemala.

Taxonom

The species was first described in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. The specific epithet eichlamii honors the German cactus collector Friedrich Eichlam.

References

  1. Guatemala), Universidad de San Carlos de (2009-07-13). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. "Myrtillocactus eichlamii Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 437. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). "The Cactaceae". Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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Myrtillocactus eichlamii
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