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Cereus aethiops

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Cereus aethiops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. aethiops
Binomial name
Cereus aethiops
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Cereus aethiops var. landbeckii (Phil.) Backeb.
  • Cereus aethiops var. melanacanthus (K.Schum.) Backeb.
  • Cereus azureus J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
  • Cereus azureus var. seidelii (Lehm.) Dams
  • Cereus chalibaeus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus chalybaeus Otto
  • Cereus coerulescens var. landbeckii (Phil.) K.Schum.
  • Cereus coerulescens var. melanacanthus K.Schum.
  • Cereus landbeckii Phil. ex Regel
  • Cereus melanacanthus (K.Schum.) Schelle
  • Piptanthocereus aethiops (Haw.) F.Ritter
  • Piptanthocereus azureus (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Riccob.
  • Piptanthocereus chalibaeus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

Cereus aethiops is a species of cactus found from Uruguay to Argentina.[3]

Description

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Cereus aethiops grows shrubby, is rarely branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 2 meters. The cylindrical, dark bluish to dark green shoots are upright, occasionally prostrate and have a diameter of 2 to 4 centimeters. There are seven to eight ribs that are divided into humps. The areoles on it are often almost black. The two to four black central spines are up to 2 centimeters long. The nine to twelve radial spines are gray with a darker tip or black. They reach lengths of up to 10 millimeters.

The white to light pink flowers are up to 20 centimeters long. The egg-shaped, red fruits are up to 6 centimeters long.

Distribution

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Cereus aethiops is distributed in the foothills of the Andes in northern and central Argentina.

Taxonomy

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The first description by Adrian Hardy Haworth was published in 1830.[4] A nomenclatural synonym is Piptanthocereus aethiops (Haw.) F.Ritter (1980).

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the species as Least Concern (LC)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "Cereus aethiops Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  3. ^ a b "Cereus aethiops Haw.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ^ The Philosophical Magazine: Or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science. Richard Taylor. 1830. p. 109. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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