Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus is a flowering plant in the genus Cleistocactus from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet hyalacanthus means, thorny glassy, with translucent spines '.
Description
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus growing shrubby branched from the base, erect shoots that reach heights of growth of up to 1 meter in diameter 4-6 cm. There are about 20 ribs available. The approximately 3 central spines are brown to yellowish and up to 3 inches long. The 20 to 30 radial spines are unequal fine bristle-like and whitish.
The slightly purplish pink flowers are 3.5 to 4 inches long. Your bloom are laid out. The spherical, light greenish to brick-red fruits reach a diameter of about 1 inch and contain a white pulp.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus is common in the Argentine provinces of Salta and Jujuy at altitudes between 1,500 and 3,500 meters, and possibly in the south of Bolivia. The first description as Cereus hyalacanthus in 1897 by Karl Moritz Schumann. Robert Roland - Gosselin put them in the genus Cleistocactus 1904.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.