Tacinga werneri
Tacinga werneri is a species of the genus Tacinga in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet honors the werneri Swiss gardener and expert in Brazilian cacti Werner Uebelmann.
Description
Tacinga werneri grows bushy with many emanating from the base upright branches and reaches stature heights of 50 to 90 centimeters. The dark green shoots are divided into segments. The extended to broadly elliptical segments easily have raised bumps. They are 10 to 20 inches long, 4-8 inches wide and 0.5 to 2 inches thick. The present thereon areolae are covered with dirty white glochids. From the spring areoles 3-5 spread, ashen thorns with a yellowish or brownish tip. The spines are 1.5 to 6.3 inches long.
The bright red flowers are 3.5 to 5 inches long and do not open very far. Your Perikarpell is top-shaped and only slightly longer than broad. The extended egg-shaped, often beaked fruits are greenish white to white. They are 3 to 5.5 inches in length, have diameters of 2.5 to 3.5 inches, and contain a pink flesh with many seeds.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Tacinga werneri is widespread in northeastern Brazil on rocks and island mountains in the Caatinga vegetation at altitude 100-650 meters. The first description as Opuntia werneri took place in 1992 by Urs Eggli. Nigel Paul Taylor and Wolfgang Hermann Stuppy they made in 2002 in the genus Tacinga.
Tacinga werneri is on the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as " Vulnerable (VU) ," ie, compromised classified.