Myrtillocactus eichlamii
| Myrtillocactus eichlamii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Myrtillocactus |
| Species: | M. eichlamii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrtillocactus eichlamii Britton & Rose
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Myrtillocactus eichlamii is a species of Myrtillocactus found in Guatemala.[2]
Description[edit]
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.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Myrtillocactus eichlamii is widespread in Guatemala.
Taxonom[edit]
The species was first described in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.[4] The specific epithet eichlamii honors the German cactus collector Friedrich Eichlam.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myrtillocactus eichlamii Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 437. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Myrtillocactus eichlamii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Myrtillocactus eichlamii at Wikispecies
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