Cylindropuntia imbricata
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Cylindropuntia imbricata is a species of the genus of the cylindrical prickly pear cactus ( Cylindropuntia ) in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The epithet means the type of roof tiles shaped. Foreign language common names are " Abrojo ", " Candelabrum Cactus ," " Cane Cactus ," " Cane Cholla ", " Cardenche ", " Cardon ", " Coyonostle ", " Joconostle ", " Tesajo ", " Tesajo ", " Tesajo Macho", " Tree Cholla ", " Vela de Coyote " and " Xoconostle ".
Description
Cylindropuntia imbricata grows like a tree up to 3 feet or more high and as wide and often forms at the age of a woody stem. The branches are inclined apart, often upwards. The strong gehöckerten end links are about 2 to 3 inches long. The bumps themselves are flattened 2 to 2.5 inches long and laterally. The 8 to 30 spines up to 3 inches long. They are brown with thin sheaths.
The 4 to 6 inches long and up to 9 inches wide, dark pink to magenta or reddish magenta colored flowers appear on the cylindrical to clavate growing tips. The equally strong gehöckerten fruits are 2 to 4.5 inches long, obovate, spineless and yellow. You can reach diameter 2-4 cm.
Systematics and distribution
Cylindropuntia imbricata is native to the U.S. states of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, and throughout the middle of Mexico. In southwestern Kansas, the species is hardy. Cylindropuntia imbricata is one of the wild already in Europe cacti. In Switzerland and France occasional supplies are available, while the species is already established as in Spain. In South Africa, it was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century and is distributed with the exception of the province of Natal in the country. Cylindropuntia imbricata belongs there to the cacti species that are attacked as weeds biologically.
Synonyms are the following species and varieties described: Cereus imbricatus Haw. (1821 ), Opuntia imbricata ( Haw. ) DC. (1828), Cactus imbricatus ( Haw. ) Lem. (1868 ), Opuntia arborescens Engelm. (1848 ), Cylindropuntia arborescens ( Engelm. ) FMKnuth (1930 ), Opuntia imbricata var arborescens ( Engelm. ) Less ( 1970) ( nom. inval. ICBN article 33.3), Cylindropuntia imbricata var arborescens ( Engelm. ) Bulot (2002), Opuntia exuviata - stellata Lem. (1853 ), Opuntia vexans Griffiths ( 1912), Opuntia imbricata var vexans ( Griffiths ) Less ( 1970) ( nom. inval. ICBN article 33.3), Opuntia cardenche Griffiths ( 1908), Cylindropuntia cardenche ( Griffiths ) FMKnuth (1936 ), Opuntia imbricata var cardenche ( Griffiths ) Bravo ( 1972), Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. cardenche ( Griffiths ) U.Guzman (2003), Opuntia lloydii Rose ( 1909), Opuntia imbricata var lloydii (Rose) Bravo ( 1972), Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. lloydii (Rose) U.Guzman (2003), Opuntia imbricata var argentea MSAntony (1956) and Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. argentea ( M.S.Antony ) U.Guzman ( 2003).
We distinguish the following varieties:
- Cylindropuntia imbricata imbricata var: The first description was as Cereus imbricatus and was published in 1821 by Adrian Hardy Haworth. Frederik Marcus Knuth she put 1935 in the genus Cylindropuntia. The variety grows tree structure with small driving segments.
- Cylindropuntia imbricata var argentea ( M.Anthony ) Backeb. The first description was as Opuntia imbricata var argentea and was published in 1956 by Margery Stuart Anthony. Curt Backeberg she put 1958 in the genus Cylindropuntia. The variety grows more shrub-like with large engine segments.