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Echinopsis clavata

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Echinopsis clavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. clavata
Binomial name
Echinopsis clavata
Synonyms
  • Trichocereus clavatus F.Ritter 1980

Echinopsis clavata, is a species of Echinopsis found in Bolivia.[1]

Description

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Echinopsis clavatus grows shrubby, branches from the base and is more or less prostrate and creeping. The club-shaped, dark green shoots are 1 to 2 meters long and have a diameter of 7 to 15 cm (2.8 to 5.9 in) with seven to ten blunt ribs that are notched. The round areoles are densely covered with orange-brown wool and are 1.5 to 2.2 cm (0.59 to 0.87 in) apart. Dark brown, needle-like, mostly straight spiness emerge from them. The usually single, very strong central spine is 2 to 9 cm (0.79 to 3.54 in) long and four to eight slightly spread out radial spines are 0.5 to 3 cm (0.20 to 1.18 in) long. The funnel-shaped, white flowers reach a length of up to 18 cm (7.1 in).[2]

Distribution

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Echinopsis clavatus is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz at altitudes of 2500 to 3000 meters.

Taxonomy

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The first description by Friedrich Ritter was published in 1980 as Trichocereus clavatus.[3] The specific epithet clavatus comes from Latin, means 'club-shaped' and refers to the shape of the shoots.

References

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  1. ^ "Echinopsis clavata". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 225–226. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  3. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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