Tacinga funalis
Tacinga funalis flowers
Tacinga funalis is a species of the genus Tacinga in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). Portuguese common names are " Rabo de Rato ", " Rabo de Gato ", " Cipó de Espinho ", " Quipa Voador " and " Trançaperna ".
Description
Tacinga funalis growing shrubby with initially upright, then spread out or leaning - climbing, from 1 to 12 meters long, little branched stems. The bright green shoots are turning around, broken indistinct and have diameters of 1-2 centimeters. Especially younger engine parts are covered with a white fuzz. The up to 5 mm long rudiments of leaves fall off soon. The located on the shoots brown areolae are covered with white glochids. Spines are absent.
The light green to slightly purplish flowers are 7-9 inches long. Your bloom are strongly repulsed. The long slender conical to club-shaped fruits are green tinge to purple. They are 4-5 inches long and have diameters of up to 2 centimeters. Your areoles bear glochids. The fruits contain 3-5 seeds, but are often sterile and clumping.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Tacinga funalis is widespread in northeastern Brazil in Caatinga vegetation at altitude 380-950 meters. The first description was in 1919 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.
Tacinga funalis is on the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as "Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, not compromised classified.