Cylindropuntia fulgida

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Cylindropuntia fulgida is a species of the genus Cylindropuntia in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet fulgida means (Latin fulgidus ) shimmering, shiny '. English common names are " Boxing Glove Cactus ", " Boxing Glove Cholla ", " Brinkadora ", "Chain -Fruit Cholla ", " Club Cactus ", " Jumping Cholla ", " Smooth Chain Fruit Cholla ", and " Sonoran Jumping Cholla ".

Description

Cylindropuntia fulgida growing tree structure with richly branched, spreading crowns and reaches stature heights of 1 to 3 feet. There are trained far more divergent, branched stems. Completely wrapped on the thorns, gray-green, later becoming blackish, 6 to 23 inches long and 2 to 3.5 inches in diameter measured drive sections are wide oval bumps. Terminal shoot sections fall off easily. The triangular golden tan to bewollten areoles are aged gray to black, and carry 1 to 3 millimeters long yellow glochids. The up to 18 spines are present on almost all areoles or missing almost. They are upright to spread bent down to yellow and darken with age. The longest of them are up to 3.5 inches long. The loose-fitting or tightly fitting sheaths of the spines are whitish to yellowish.

The pink to magenta flowers open in the afternoon. The gray-green, inverted conical, indistinct gehöckerten fruits are fleshy and not spined. They are 2 to 5.5 inches long and have diameters from 1.3 to 4.5 centimeter. The fruits proliferate and form long hanging chains.

Systematics and distribution

Cylindropuntia fulgida is distributed in the United States in the state of Arizona, as well as in the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California may be in the Sonoran Desert.

The first description as Opuntia fulgida by George Engelmann was published in 1856. Frederik Marcus Knuth introduced the type 1936 in the genus Cylindropuntia. We distinguish the following varieties:

  • Cylindropuntia fulgida var fulgida
  • Cylindropuntia fulgida var mamillata ( A.Schott ex Engelm. ) Backeb.

Use

The fruits are collected. The gummy sap used medicinally.

Evidence

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